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Critics Consensus

By withholding clear heroes or easy villains in its tale of a destructive neighborly feud, Bring Them Down stands out as an exceptionally nuanced exercise in vengeance.

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Jonathan Romney Financial Times This is a clever film, and an atmospheric one, but its elaborate accumulation of cataclysms ultimately feels like one thing after — or before, or during — another. Rated: 3/5 Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) It’s a serious, sombre film about something else — something, perhaps, very English that is fully smothered here. Rated: 2/5 Feb 12, 2025 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) An impressive first feature from Christopher Andrews... a bruising tale of vengeance accompanied by a savage, percussive score by Hannah Peel that sounds as though it was played on scrap metal and abandoned farm machinery. Rated: 4/5 Feb 10, 2025 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix The ending of Bring Them Down is a tad underwhelming. However, this drama (about two families feuding over sheep) has good acting and an effective 'two sides to every story' narrative. Mar 13, 2025 Full Review Robert Stinner In Review Online Andrews seems to aim for a parable that critiques cycles of masculine violence, but the result is too thin in characterization and narrative development to read as anything more than a repetitive exercise in misery. Feb 28, 2025 Full Review Will Bjarnar InSession Film Andrews possesses the wherewithal as a filmmaker to commit to his film’s dark tone in a calculated manner that doesn’t make it come off as trauma porn, never affording it the opportunity to revel in its inherent anguish. Rated: B+ Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

KK Strong acting. Interesting plot and setting. Good storytelling. Warning: does have some animal cruelty Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Gerald too much not explained Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/25 Full Review Timothy C Dark. Depressing. Scenes of animals being killed. Foul language. If that’s your thing, give it a try. I walked out. I don’t like to watch helpless animals being killed. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/25 Full Review donald a story left too many questions. why were the authorities never iinvolved? too many things assumed... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/25 Full Review Vegas V Although the film had great performances and cinematography, both my friend and myself got sick watching this film! The abuse to animals was rampant and the abuse to the other families was also horrid! I am NOT a person who can calmly watch a film that shows intentional (although not actual) slaughter of animals and hatred between people who should be kind and non-abusive to their old neighbors. It made me sick and inside, I felt like crying! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/25 Full Review debbie m Grotesque and unnecessary turn in the story that left me feeling really bad after watching this movie. I can handle a dark plot but I dont know what kind of sicko writes this level of detail into a story that goes on far too long. The feud was already believable without needing to take the audience into the writers disgusting dark place. Its a shame because the acting was great but DO NOT see this movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Starring Oscar-nominee Barry Keoghan (Saltburn, The Banshees of Inisherin) and Christopher Abbott (Possessor, Sanctuary), BRING THEM DOWN is a tense and gripping thriller about two warring families set against the harsh landscape of rural west Ireland. When the ongoing rivalry between farmers Michael (Abbott) and Jack (Keoghan) suddenly escalates, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered. From first-time filmmaker Christopher Andrews and co-starring Colm Meaney, Paul Ready and Nora-Jane Noone, this is a fierce, muscular debut that signals a bold new cinematic voice.

Director

Chris Andrews

Producer

Ivana Mackinnon, Julianne Forde, Jacob Swan Hyam, Ruth Treacy, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts, Ilya Stewart

Screenwriter

Chris Andrews, Jonathan Hourigan

Distributor

MUBI

Production Co

Wild Swim, Tailored Films, Screen Ireland, MUBI, Frakas Productions

Rating

R (Some Grisly Images|Language Throughout|Brief Drug Use|Violent Content)

Genre

Drama, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language

British English

Release Date (Theaters)

Feb 7, 2025, Limited

Box Office (Gross USA)

$335.2K

Runtime

1h 46m