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By Connor T (38) on 11 Nov 2007

Arguably my favourite of the excellent British New Wave/Kitchen sink dramas. Far more overtly political than Saturday Night, Sunday Morning…

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By Alejandro G (226) on 09 Nov 2007

The most representative film of the english free cinema and a great movie based in a great Alan Sillitoe book…

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By Anna Z (18) on 31 Oct 2007

Just oozes rebellion…

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By J K (1,547) on 05 Oct 2007

Oh man. The best film about rebellious youth I've ever seen. Yea, even better than The 400 Blows…

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By Ian P (803) on 26 Sep 2007

Gritty, northern stuff. It's reet grim tha knows. But wonderful stuff. Courtnenay is superb a must see…

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By Dylan T (68) on 30 Aug 2007

Powerful drama that still works today whilst portraying an accurate picture of sixties britain…

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By Aaron T (455) on 28 Aug 2007

A good film that could've been considerably better, had it been tweaked by a more skillful cinematographer and editor…

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By Robert T (518) on 19 Aug 2007

Spot-on editing job and the black and white cinematography is just breathtaking…

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By Seán W (871) on 19 Aug 2007

The best thing to do is be cunning and stay where you are…

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By Sarah B (1,309) on 18 Aug 2007

House Master: You'll learn. Colin Smith: We'll see…

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By Simon M (879) on 31 Jul 2007

This would be in my all time top ten list, but it's technically number 11…

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By David G (2,424) on 30 Jun 2007

More people should see this movie. It's out on DVD. We have it at the library. Go get it…

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By C. H (432) on 26 Jun 2007

Fiquei o ano passado todo procurando esse filme em locadoras mas é impossível de achá-lo no Brasil, uma pena. Bom até o último segundo…

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By Cam S (229) on 14 Jun 2007

Awesome and overlooked sports movie. Great character study and very well done…

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By Joseph F (499) on 14 Jun 2007

The greatest film I've ever seen, at the end I wept like a little girl…

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By Polaris D (2) on 30 Mar 2007

This is a masterpiece of British cinema and best the example of the British new wave movement of the 1960's…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 14 Feb 2007

Splendidly directed by Tony Richardson (just before Tom Jones), this highlight of the working-class British cinema (aka Young Angry Men films)…

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By Bosley Crowther (448) for New York Times (5,786) on 19 May 2003

While this show of compassion may not sit comfortably with those who distrust social agitation and too easy sympathy, it must be said that…

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By Keith H. Brown (59) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 13 Apr 2003

If anything contributes to its lasting influence, it's not all this lefty stuff, rather the brilliant performance by Tom Courtenay…

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By Patrick Peters (101) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 30 Mar 2003

It's provocative and enjoyable, but not a classic…

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