Jimmy's Hall
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.8 · 70% critics
A man returns to rural Ireland after years away and helps revive a community hall where locals can gather for music, dancing, and learning. As the hall grows into a symbol of freedom and solidarity, it draws fierce resistance from powerful local authorities and deepens tensions in a divided community.
Also known as La salle de danse
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-05-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (207 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grounded, history-tinged drama about community, culture, and standing up to authority, with warmth and humor; Not for you if you need fast pacing or subtle politics, like in The Old Oak.
Pros: strong performances; moving political themes; lively music and dance | Cons: slow pacing; uneven engagement; heavy-handed message
Themes
- poverty
- ireland
- 1930s
Cast & crew
Barry Ward
as James Gralton
Simone Kirby
as Oonagh
Jim Norton
as Father Sheridan
Andrew Scott
as Father Seamus
Brían F. O'Byrne
as Commander O'Keefe
Francis Magee
as Mossie
Karl Geary
as Seán
- SC
Shane Cullen
as Guard
Sean Fox
- SF
Sorcha Fox
as Molly
Directed by Ken Loach