Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Directed by James Marsh

Produced by Screen Yorkshire, Lipsync Productions

200993 min6.9 / 10

A grim, procedural thriller about institutional failure and serial murder in 1980s Yorkshire, driven by paranoia and the weight of unsolved brutality.

After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.

Questions people ask

  • Is Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Does Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

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53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity40

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Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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