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The Banshees of Inisherin

Movie · 2022 · 114 min

A slow, gorgeous, quietly devastating watch where small cruelties and stubborn pride curdle into something bleakly funny and deeply sad.

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2022 film by Martin McDonagh
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Year
2022
Runtime
114 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • loneliness
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
black comedy, drama, comedy, tragicomedy
Directed by
Martin McDonagh
Written by
Martin McDonagh
Starring
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, Kerry Condon, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Gary Lydon, Bríd Ní Neachtain
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Ben Davis
Runtime
114 min
Country
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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