Peterloo
2018 · Movie · PG-13 · 154 min · ★ 6.8 · 67% critics
Set in early 19th-century Manchester, this historical drama follows growing unrest as ordinary people gather to demand political reform and relief from poverty. It builds toward a peaceful mass rally that meets a brutal response, highlighting a pivotal moment in British history.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-11-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (157 votes)
- Budget
- $18,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy thoughtful, dialogue-heavy historical dramas like Suffragette or The Dig; Not for you if you want fast pacing, a tight personal storyline, or constant action.
Pros: rich historical detail; powerful speeches; strong sense of period | Cons: very slow pace; emotionally distant at times; overlong runtime
Themes
- based on true story
- massacre
- period drama
- british history
- historical drama
- 19th century
- manchester, england
- 1810s
Cast & crew
Rory Kinnear
as Henry Hunt
Maxine Peake
as Nellie
Pearce Quigley
as Joshua
David Moorst
as Joseph
Rachel Finnegan
as Mary
Tom Meredith
as Robert
Simona Bitmate
as Esther
Robert Wilfort
as Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister
Karl Johnson
as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
Sam Troughton
as Mr Hobhouse
Directed by Mike Leigh