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The Dig

100 Movies of 2021

The Dig

2021

Simon Stone

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn ...

6.3

7,601

Drama An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.

	Media	Author	Review
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A beautiful, heartfelt period tale (...) it’s a well-timed double dose of consolation and escape (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The first act about Edith and Basil is arresting (...) The second act gives us a young love story with much less depth. But maybe that is the point (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Not an entirely smooth disinterment but satisfying all the same (...) The storytelling is laced with a gentle thread of melancholy that makes this Netflix feature quite affecting."
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"The film deepens, becoming so much more than a period drama with pretty costumes, plummy accents and petty melodramas (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"At the center of this unhurried yet engaging project are two meticulously calibrated performances from Carey Mulligan [and Ralph Fiennes]"
		Katie Rife AV Club	"[It] has a confident visual style and a frustratingly halting approach to storytelling (...) The actual experience of watching 'The Dig' is a lot like sitting at a bus stop"
		Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"[It] delivers strong performances and top-level craft, but with an undercurrent of real emotion which sensitively conveys the fragility of lives and time"
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"'The Dig' unearths an intimate true story (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

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