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Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

Drama · History · 2002

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

Movie details

Bloody Sunday

2002 Drama · History 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.6 / 10

26K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

92 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

90 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Bloody Sunday?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Paul Greengrass

Written by

Paul Greengrass

James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt

Ivan Cooper

Allan Gildea

Allan Gildea

Kevin McCorry

G

Gerard Crossan

Eamonn McCann

Mary Moulds

Mary Moulds

Bernadette Devlin

C

Carmel McCallion

Bridget Bond

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Major General Ford

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Brigadier Maclellan

Court is in session

Put Bloody Sunday on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.