Movie

The Old Oak

2023 · 113 min

A quiet, heartfelt drama about community and compassion in a struggling town, with a raw and hopeful tone.

Tagline: It's not where you're from, it's what you bring.
Overview: A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, isolation, friendship, immigration
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
isolation
friendship
immigration
healing
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild