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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Thriller · Crime · Drama · 2009

After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.

Movie details

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009 Thriller · Crime · Drama 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.1 / 10

9.8K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

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After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

James Marsh

Written by

Tony Grisoni

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Peter Hunter

Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Bill Molloy

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Helen Marshall

James Fox

James Fox

Philip Evans

David Calder

David Calder

Sir John Marsden

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Michael Warren

Tony Pitts

Tony Pitts

John Nolan

Court is in session

Put Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.