In Bruges

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In Bruges

R

2008

1h 47m

Comedy

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Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

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After a particularly difficult job, hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) head to Belgium to hide out until things cool down. Ray hates the medieval city they land in, but Ken finds its beauty and peacefulness enchanting. Their experiences become increasingly surreal and possibly life-changing as they encounter tourists, locals, an American dwarf and a potential romance for Ray.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring witty dialogue and deft performances, In Bruges is an effective mix of dark comedy and crime thriller elements.

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Wael Khairy

RogerEbert.com

09/15/2023

With "In Bruges." it feels like Martin McDonagh opened a window in a room where the air has been recycled endlessly.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

10/19/2022

[Martin McDonagh's] affinity with meandering, melodically rhythmic dialogue and volcanic eruptions of profanity serves him well in this witty, wordy film.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/23/2018

In Bruges has some cracking lines in it, a cracking performance from Brendan Gleeson as Ken, and some very funny, provocative jokes, but I still don't know... It's just all the violence that did me in.

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Kyle Logan

Cultured Vultures

Feb 26

A remarkably lighthearted black comedy for most of its runtime, often irreverent in a way that may be off-putting to some, but never malicious.

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

03/19/2023

4/5

Nowhere did director Martin McDonagh better manage dark comedy than in his debut film (15th anniversary)

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

12/06/2022

4/4

In Bruges is a darkly humorous film that should be seen not just for the way it subverts genre norms, but also for how it sculpts and redefines them into something better.

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Ryan F

@roflmywaffle Apr 22

Awesome dark buddy comedy with what is probably Colin Farrell's best performance. Gleeson is always top notch and Fiennes is great too. Really nice music with beautiful cinematography and scenery.

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Maciej S.

@stormlunalucy Feb 14

Favorite movie. Ages like wine with each view.

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Cohil P

@cohil Dec 20

Very smart, kind of violence with funny dialogues movie. But story and meaning are absolute persuasive.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 27

No one even knows this movie exists. I mean hell, I only knew this one existed was because I have a 100 movie scratch off poster. I wasn't much a fan though. Good cast.

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Chase R.

@chsrhm Sep 13

Watched this on a plane. You shouldn’t watch this on a plane, but you should watch it.

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Blu B

@RT43513976 Aug 17

All Time Classic. It's a crime drama mixed with some tounge in cheek humor that never fully crosses over into comedy though. It walks the line of serious and witty/tounge in cheek so finely the entire time. It reminds me of a Hal Ashby movie almost. Masterfully edited, paced, and acted all around. Everything else is really good. The other big acheivement here is these are dispicable people on paaper but much like the best crime dramas it succeeds at making them humans we sympathize with. And truly want them to work it out and make it out of this. The characters are very layered, Gleeson is the standout and probably the best performance I've seen from him, and the story just takes so many twists and turn. It's slow at the start and kind of meanders but the more it goes the mroe it all makes sense setting up it's very clever plot that keeps you guessing. The direction is good but pretty basic camerawork and I wish it did a better job making the location pop more. It's hard to do that when it's blurred out mostly. But the story, characters, performances, and buildup work so well. Everyone should give this a try once.

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Synopsis

After a particularly difficult job, hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) head to Belgium to hide out until things cool down. Ray hates the medieval city they land in, but Ken finds its beauty and peacefulness enchanting. Their experiences become increasingly surreal and possibly life-changing as they encounter tourists, locals, an American dwarf and a potential romance for Ray.

Director: Martin McDonagh
Screenwriter: Martin McDonagh
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Blueprint Pictures
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 8, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.8M
Runtime: 1h 47m