Brooklyn is 2015 romantic drama that follows young Eilis who is lured by the promise of America as she leaves Ireland, but her past finally caught up with her and she is left to choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
30 December 1986, Montréal, Québec, Canada
12 May 1983, Dublin, Ireland
1955, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
5 December 1980, Montréal, Québec, Canada
7 March 1966, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11 September 1964, London, England, UK
24 April 1954, Montréal, Québec, Canada
12 April 1994, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
24 May 1949, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
30 May 1955, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
24 July 1991, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
February 28, 2017
Based on Colm Toibin's novel, and starring Saoirse Ronan as an Irish immigrant in 1950s New York, this genial drama about leaving home welcomes you in.November 24, 2015
It's a witty, dreamy love letter to independence and self-discovery - no matter where you call home.November 20, 2015
Although not without moments of sadness and tragedy, Brooklyn is sublimely uplifting and life affirming.December 31, 2015
I could have hung out with everyone in Brooklyn for hours: It's a world you won't want to leave.November 20, 2015
Fans of the novel, of which I'm one, may find the film sweeter and more romantic than Toibin's original conception.October 14, 2016
Simple, sublime perfection.August 04, 2016
Crowley's unpretentious drama has a sensitivity for its protagonist's emotional journey that's richly rewarding throughout.December 19, 2016
Brooklyn is one of the best films ever made about leaving one's homeland in search of a better life, and forging a new path. [Full review in Japanese]February 24, 2017
Starring Saoirse Ronan in a career-defining role (even more so than her first Academy Award-nominated performance in 2007's Atonement), it may just be among the finer historical period pieces in recent memory.July 19, 2016
Brooklyn is heart-warming, funny, and thought-provoking. It also looks just ravishing.November 24, 2015
With compassion, a touch of melancholy and a sense of wonder, Brooklyn reveals the profound truths in a simple, familiar story, ending on a note that's achingly bittersweet, no matter where you're from.November 19, 2015
Ronan, in every scene of the film, creates a reserved young woman who seems to mature before our eyes, quietly revealing Eilis' open, yearning heart.