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Pixie

Pixie

Comedy · Crime · Thriller · 2020

To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destiny.

Movie details

Pixie

“Shall we go see the big scary drug dealer now?”

2020 Comedy · Crime · Thriller 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destiny.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Pixie?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Barnaby Thompson

Written by

Preston Thompson

Olivia Cooke

Olivia Cooke

Pixie

Ben Hardy

Ben Hardy

Frank McCullen

Daryl McCormack

Daryl McCormack

Harland McKenna

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Dermot O'Brien

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Father Hector McGrath

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Colin

Fra Fee

Fra Fee

Fergus

Court is in session

Put Pixie on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.