A Field in England
2013 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 6.2 · 80% critics
During England’s civil war, a handful of deserters stumble into an isolated field and are seized by a commanding figure who forces them to hunt for a buried treasure. After an unsettling meal and a strange encounter with a mushroom ring, fear and suspicion spread, and the search turns into a disorienting ordeal shaped by paranoia and the field’s ominous pull.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-07-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (291 votes)
- Box office
- $97,195
About
If you enjoy surreal, unsettling trips that mix period grit with dark humor and creeping dread, this could click, especially if you like Inland Empire or Mandy; Not for you if you need clear answers and straightforward storytelling.
Pros: bold surreal atmosphere; striking black-and-white look; dark humor bursts | Cons: often confusing story; slow, repetitive stretches; divisive weirdness
Themes
- friendship
- chaos
- hallucination
- surreal
- hallucinogen
- hysteria
- spirituality
- magic mushroom
- drug trip
- enlightenment
- madness
- psychedelics
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Reece Shearsmith
as Whitehead
Michael Smiley
as O'Neil
Richard Glover
as Friend
Peter Ferdinando
as Jacob
Ryan Pope
as Cutler
Julian Barratt
as Trower
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Laura Obiols
as Anastasia
Sara Dee
as The Field (voice)
Directed by Ben Wheatley