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Nil by Mouth
Why this pick
Its raw, intimate portrait of working-class family violence shares Tyrannosaur’s uncompromising emotional force, jagged anger and flashes of wounded humanity.
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MOVIE2011 1h 33m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
Like Tyrannosaur, it turns rural British grit and explosive male rage into something mournful, morally unsettling and deeply character-driven.
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The Virtues
Why this pick
This concentrated drama follows a volatile man confronting long-buried pain, matching Tyrannosaur’s stark realism, emotional brutality and hard-won tenderness.
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God's Own Country
Why this pick
Its abrasive Yorkshire setting and emotionally shut-down protagonist echo Tyrannosaur, while finding intimacy through restrained performances rather than sentimentality.
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Animal Kingdom
Why this pick
Its claustrophobic domestic menace and unsparing view of violence carry Tyrannosaur’s tension, with relationships shaped by fear, loyalty and suppressed grief.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
One night, unemployed widower, Joseph, drunkenly kicks his dog Bluey to death. He buries the dog and goes to the post office, where he mocks some Asian workers then throws a brick through the window when they tell him to leave. At the pub, Joseph attacks two young men playing pool, one of whom threatened and mocked him. He then hides in a second-hand shop, where a religious, compassionate employee, Hannah, offers to pray for him.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Peter Mullan
Joseph
Samuel Bottomley
Samuel
Sally Carman
Marie
Olivia Colman
Hannah
Eddie Marsan
James
Paul Popplewell
Bod
Ned Dennehy
Tommy