The Nightingale

Name: The Nightingale
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Western
Released: 2018-09-23
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 7.1

2018 · Movie · R · 136 min · ★ 7.1 · 82% critics

DramaThrillerWestern

Set in 1825 Tasmania, a young Irish convict hunts a British soldier through rugged wilderness to seek revenge for violence done to her family. She teams up with an Aboriginal tracker carrying trauma of his own, as their pursuit forces both to confront the past that shaped them.

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Details

Years: 2018
Release date: 2018-09-23
Language: English
Rated: R
Runtime: 136 min
Max quality: HD
Critic score: 82/100
TMDB rating: 7.1/10 (659 votes)

About

Choose this if you want a grim, revenge-driven historical drama that refuses to look away, with a growing bond amid harsh survival; Not for you if graphic depictions make you uncomfortable, or if you prefer more uplifting revenge movies like High Ground or Mystery Road.

Pros: unflinching historical focus; powerful lead performances; intense wilderness tension | Cons: extremely graphic violence; emotionally punishing; some find it too long