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2021
PG-13
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 58 m

2021
PG-13
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 58 m

Summary In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side yet are worlds apart. When Les’s prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of eve...

Directed By: Jeremy Sims

Written By: Jules Duncan, Grímur Hákonarson

2021
PG-13
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 58 m

2021
PG-13
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 58 m

Rams

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

62

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

6.1

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Summary In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side yet are worlds apart. When Les’s prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of eve...

Directed By: Jeremy Sims

Written By: Jules Duncan, Grímur Hákonarson

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

58% Positive
7 Reviews

42% Mixed
5 Reviews

0% Negative
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Feb 3, 2021

Rams is a film that goes its own way, settling like a cozy sweater made from beautiful sheep.

By Linda Barnard FULL REVIEW

Oct 28, 2020

Rams is a lovely, even-tempered drama about men and rural life, gentle but firm of spirit, with a down-to-earth pith and a way of entertainingly and unpretentiously exploring potentially difficult subjects such as masculinity.

By Luke Buckmaster FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Feb 4, 2021

Rams isn’t earth-shattering, but real-feeling and engaging, with a strong cast and fine sheep and a good dog.

By Michael Ordoña FULL REVIEW

Jan 12, 2021

It’s a bit all over the place, introducing characters and possible story threads that it abandons, which accounts for what feels like a somewhat bloated running time for a dramedy that’s essentially a three-hander, and that wants to be — despite dramatic moments — a comedy. But the leads and the lovely scenery make up for some of that.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Feb 11, 2021

Director Jeremy Sims allows this simple saga of renewal and survival to go a little broad and self-consciously crowd-pleasing, resulting in a comedy-drama without the original’s elemental grace and wisdom.

By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW

Feb 4, 2021

Not as strong as the original, Rams is perhaps best described as a feature-length version of one of Sam Neill’s social media shorts; funny, a little bit rambling, winning.

By Ian Freer FULL REVIEW

Wall Street Journal

Feb 4, 2021

This remake isn’t terrible, just tentative and too long by at least 40 minutes.

By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

60% Positive
6 Ratings

10% Mixed
1 Rating

30% Negative
3 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

60% Positive
6 Ratings

10% Mixed
1 Rating

30% Negative
3 Ratings

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Details

Production Company WBMC

Release Date Feb 5, 2021

Duration 1 h 58 m

Rating PG-13

Genres

Tagline A town divided will discover, where there's a wool there's a way.

Website https://roadshow.com.au/titles/movies/roadshow/2020/rams

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Awards

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

• 6 Nominations

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