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Tyrannosaur

2011 · 92 min

A raw, unflinching look at damaged lives, offering moments of tenderness amid relentless bleakness.

Directed by
Paddy Considine
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan
Overview
The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives.

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Directed by
Paddy Considine
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • redemption
  • isolation
  • faith
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Paddy Considine
Written by
Paddy Considine
Starring
Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Ned Dennehy, Samuel Bottomley, Paul Popplewell, Sally Carman, Sian Breckin
Music
Chris Baldwin, Dan Baker
Cinematography
Erik Wilson
Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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