Divorcing Jack

Divorcing Jack

Directed by David Caffrey

Produced by Scala Productions, Arts Council of England

1998110 min6.0 / 10

A darkly comedic Irish thriller that blends cynical humor with murder mystery, anchored by an unlikely alliance between a jaded columnist and a nun.

He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun

Questions people ask

  • Is Divorcing Jack scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Divorcing Jack easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Divorcing Jack sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Divorcing Jack end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Divorcing Jack violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

36/ 100

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Love22

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