Brassed Off 1996

Critics score:
79 / 100

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Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Shamelessly manipulative and sentimental, but in an agreeably familiar way. Read more

Entertainment Weekly: The cast is ardent as all get-out, but the most authentic emotional lift comes from the real-life Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, blowing their hearts out. Read more

Globe and Mail: Read more

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: "Brassed Off'' is a sweet film with a lot of anger at its core. Read more

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: The characters are beautifully drawn in this bittersweet melodrama written and directed by Mark Herman. Read more

Time Out: Writer/director Herman pulls off a popular, proletarian comedy which might actually appeal to the people it's about. Read more

Washington Post: Read more