Small Things Like These
critic Reviews
, 93% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Cillian Murphy's outstanding acting anchors Small Things Like These, elevating an occasionally enervating historical drama.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)
I suspect it may be too low-key for people... but it is a film that whispers its story to you and I found it very moving.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSergio Burstein Los Angeles Times
The film promotes, in any case, the revaluation of authentic Christian ideals of solidarity and love for one's neighbor... [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreHelen O'HaraEmpire Magazine
A deliberate film that uses small moments to examine one of the great questions of our time: how good people let bad things happen, and how we might push back against the dark.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle
It’s a sensitive movie on a worthy subject. In fact, it’s so sensitive and worthy that one is reluctant to mention that there’s little pleasure in watching it.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Beautifully written and rewards you for paying attention.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.com
[Murphy's] is a marvel of a performance, extremely expressive and yet deeply inward-looking.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTom MeekCambridge Day
It’s a somber weaving of disturbing discoveries, but not one without threads of humanity and compassion brought to the screen by Murphy’s deeply emotive performance.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJames KendrickQ Network Film Desk
Cillian Murphy gives a masterclass performance in subtlety and nuance
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJackie K. Cooperjackiekcooper.com
Cillian Murphy's talent is huge but the focus of this movie is small.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLeo BradyAMovieGuy.com
The film explores the complexities of doing the right thing, the lies we tell ourselves, and the horrors lurking just below the surface.
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