Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

If you want to get on in life, there’s things you have to ignore so you can keep on.

Directed by Tim Mielants

Produced by Artists Equity, Big Things Films

202499 min6.6 / 10

A somber, introspective drama about complicity and moral reckoning in a small Irish town shadowed by institutional abuse and Catholic control.

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

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  • Is Small Things Like These sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Small Things Like These end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Small Things Like These scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Small Things Like These violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Small Things Like These easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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56/ 100

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Familiar shape, done well.

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Surprise42

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Love50

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