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  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • Palisades Tartan
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • Palisades Tartan
  • 1 h 53 m

Summary Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him. (Tartan Films)

Directed By: Andrea Arnold

Written By: Lone Scherfig, Anders Thomas Jensen, Andrea Arnold

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • Palisades Tartan
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • Palisades Tartan
  • 1 h 53 m

Red Road

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
7.0
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Summary Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him. (Tartan Films)

Directed By: Andrea Arnold

Written By: Lone Scherfig, Anders Thomas Jensen, Andrea Arnold

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
73
89% Positive
16 Reviews
11% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
73
89% Positive
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11% Mixed
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100
Arnold reminds us that the best thrillers don't settle for taking the audience away from their everyday experience; rather, they burrow inward and, by sheer power of cinematic observation, make it hard for us to look away lest we miss something--on a screen or off.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
80
A spellbinding, intelligent thriller that takes its time to get where it's going but is well worth the trip.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW
75
It's a taut, unexpected study that asks many questions about retribution and redemption.
By Paula Nechak FULL REVIEW
75
The movie's intense focus skillfully exposes the raw pain just under the skin of a seemingly ordinary citizen.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
70
Its story -- and eerie allure -- comes from our evolving perception of Jackie (Kate Dickie), a surveillance operator in Glasgow, Scotland, who spends long days and nights monitoring the screens.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
70
Despite the thick Scottish accents, filmmaker Andrea Arnold kept me intrigued, but beyond a certain point the movie's ambiguity fades into indifference.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
50
The movie trades the paranoia of modern omni-cam culture for a tighter, more personal drama, and while it sticks with you, you feel the missed opportunity like a phantom leg.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
7.0
74% Positive
17 Ratings
17% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
7.0
74% Positive
17 Ratings
17% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Production Company Advanced Party Scheme, BBC Film, Glasgow Film Office, Scottish Screen, Sigma Films, UK Film Council, Verve Pictures, Zentropa Entertainments, Zoma Films Ltd.
Release Date Apr 13, 2007
Duration 1 h 53 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.myspace.com/redroadfilm
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Awards

BAFTA Awards, Scotland
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

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