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Pride

2014

Matthew Warchus

Ben Schnetzer, Monica Dolan, George MacKay, Bill Nighy ...

7.2

15,355

Comedy. Drama Its the summer of 1984 Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support. But the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the miners. They ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"The once-ubiquitous 'Full Monty' formula is alive, well and still irresistible (...) ['Pride'] has its cornball touches but earns an honest emotional response by the rousing end"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A crowd-pleaser in the best sense of the word (...) Pride is not subtle about making its points, but sadly these are points that still need to be made (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A bitterly divisive strike in Margaret Thatcher's Britain fosters an unlikely union of solidarity between embattled mineworkers and militant gays in this rousing true story"	POS
United States	Charles Gant Variety	"The story of the little-remembered LGSM (...) plays so many inspirational, feel-good notes, the only real surprise is that it’s taken three decades to be unearthed for cinematic purposes"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Warchus is a theatre director by trade, and 'Pride' vibrates with the same energy and uplift as a great stage show. It chases applause, and earns it. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is warm and witty, with terrific performances; Stephen Beresford's script is fast and funny and there's a rousing musical score from Chris Nightingale. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"For a defiantly mainstream film, it’s free of coyness or embarrassment and unashamed of shouting about the powers of solidarity, friendship and empathy (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of five)"	POS

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