Beast

"Be careful what you unleash"

2018 1h 47m EN

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6.5

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92%

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6.8

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★6.5TMDB · 363🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 18,846

MysteryCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.

“Be careful what you unleash”

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Cast

Jessie Buckley
Moll Huntford
Johnny Flynn
Pascal Renouf
Trystan Gravelle
Clifford
Geraldine James
Hilary Huntington
Oliver Maltman
Harrison
Tim Woodward
Fletcher
Hattie Gotobed
Jade
Shannon Tarbet
Polly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Pearce
Writers: Michael Pearce
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Pearce, shot by Benjamin Kračun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jim Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maya Maffioli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn and Trystan Gravelle carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you unleash".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5628302 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Pearce directs. Benjamin Kračun behind the camera. Jim Williams scores. Maya Maffioli cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Michael Pearce, shot by Benjamin Kračun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jim Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Maya Maffioli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn and Trystan Gravelle carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you unleash".
7IMDB entry: tt5628302 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 32 themes, including "island", "beach", "nightmare", "birthday".

The technical file

Cinematography: Benjamin Kračun
Original score: Jim Williams
Editing: Maya Maffioli
Production design: Laura Ellis Cricks
Makeup / hair: Nadia Stacey
Sound: Gunnar Óskarsson
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Beast (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 74/100
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 18,846 votes
MPAA: R
US box office: $800,365

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award. 8 wins & 25 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2022-12-25
★ 6/10
Jessie Buckley pulls out all the stops here and offers us a really strong performance in what is otherwise a rather unremarkable thriller. She is "Moll" who lives a pretty unfulfilled life under the watchful gaze of her mother "Hilary" (Geraldine James). She hooks up with wide boy "Pascal" (Johnny Flynn - or Tom Burke?) whom many suspect to be behind a series of killings that have rocked their island community. Increasingly shunned by her family and friends, she finds herself embroiled in the police investigation led by "Harrison" (Oliver Maltman) - a man who is also keen on young "Moll" - and gradually she, like us, begins to doubt the probity of her boyfriend's dubious character. There is something fitting about the ending, but I am afraid I found the rest of this just a bit too procedural with the usual dose of familial discord failing to chime with me at all. Buckley stands out and James always brings a bit of gravitas when she is on screen, but the remainder left me underwhelmed and borderline disinterested. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but this really didn't do much for me at all. Sorry.

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