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Somers Town

2008
Comedy
Drama
1h 11m
Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. The boys are both infatuated with the same girl, and pass their days bickering over which of them loves her the most. (imdb)
Directed by:
Shane Meadows Shane Meadows
Written by:
Paul Fraser Paul Fraser
Starring:
Kate Dickie Kate Dickie Thomas Turgoose Thomas Turgoose Piotr Jagiello Elisa Lasowski Ireneusz Czop Perry Benson
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Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Country:
UK
Languages:
English, French, Polish
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Somers Town

2008
Comedy
Drama
1h 11m
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michukmichuk
Rated 02 Nov 2008
65
15th
A tale about 2 teenagers, a Polish immigrant and a British native. And that's about it really. Flat characters, not-too-interesting story, and not sure what the director wanted to tell us by showing this short movie. It received 5 more points than it should thanks to very good acting of the young British boy.
Rated 02 Nov 2008
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 07 May 2012
81
91st
Should be part of the Voight-Kampff Empathy Test: so sweet, so human.
Rated 07 May 2012
joojooJooJoo
Rated 24 Jan 2010
5
80th
Definitely a charmer.
Rated 24 Jan 2010
ranaldRanald
Rated 27 Aug 2008
60
34th
Slight, but enjoyable, comedy drama.
Rated 27 Aug 2008
nepetaNepeta
Rated 16 Jul 2014
45
13th
The main character is an amalgamation of just about every single annoying characteristic you can imagine a 16 year old male possessing, so isn't always that nice to spend seventy minutes with. The rest of the film is amusing with some touching moments, though after the relative realism of most of the film the ending's whimsy comes off as a tad sickly.
Rated 16 Jul 2014
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 14 Aug 2015
80
68th
Lovely.
Rated 14 Aug 2015
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 24 Aug 2013
74
33rd
A little sketch of a film - no chance of this upstaging Shane Meadows's best work. There is some potential in the characters, the premise and the improvised, lo-fi style... but at 68 minutes it never threatens to have the substance or depth to truly engage. One for the Meadows completists only.
Rated 24 Aug 2013
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 13 Mar 2010
75
50th
Another Meadows-helmed coming-of-age story with Thomas Turgoose in the lead, Somers Town is a far more charming and light-hearted affair than the duo's previous This Is England, but charm does not a better movie make. It's good for what it is, but definitely not the entry point for getting into Meadows.
Rated 13 Mar 2010
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 14 Jul 2013
2
46th
Incredibly sickly-sweet but at only an hour or so didn't quite outstay it's welcome.
Rated 14 Jul 2013
stephensdanstephensdan
Rated 01 Sep 2009
50
18th
Not close to the great 'This is England'. Quite boring and not sure what the director was trying to achive here, especially with the Black & White film which I think was unnecessary.
Rated 01 Sep 2009
garethmgarethm
Rated 07 Mar 2009
65
16th
It's a pleasant and endearing watch but there isn't really much to it. The highlight is Turgoose of This Is England fame as Tomo, time a director other than Shane Meadows gave him an opportunity !!
Rated 07 Mar 2009
gor41gor41
Rated 16 Jan 2009
70
30th
Minor work which reflects its origins as a short film. Has all Meadow's trademark warmth and humour but lacks the grit.
Rated 16 Jan 2009
chemical404chemical404
Rated 03 Mar 2009
48
34th
Low-key social drama with comic approach and product placement of high-speed train service. Nothing worth remembering, except maybe the acting of Thomas Turgoose (as Tomo).
Rated 03 Mar 2009
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 07 Feb 2009
90
88th
08 Subat 09, 01:45am. bitti. & http://sineofrenik.blogspot.com/2009/02/somers-town-2008.html
Rated 07 Feb 2009
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 02 Dec 2010
25
61st
"At its best a winning anecdote of adolescent male awkwardness adapting to the big city." - Bill Weber
Rated 02 Dec 2010
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 05 Mar 2009
75
65th
I really liked this, despite the negative comments in other mini-reviews.. The acting is great, particularly by Turgoose, the characters are very lovable and the score is fantastic and reminded me of Mark Knopfler's Local Hero score. All in all nothing very outstanding our groundbreaking, but considering it's only an hour long it's a very good way to spend that time.
Rated 05 Mar 2009
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 24 Dec 2010
5
0th
Somers Town is not Shane Meadows' best film, but it has his finest qualities: an appreciation of British working-class life as detailed as Ken Loach's, characterizations as realistic as Mike Leigh's and an interest in adolescent male impudence and longing.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
mandymandy
Rated 12 Jun 2012
6
44th
Touching and well put together but a little dull at times and for me not the best of Shane Meadows.
Rated 12 Jun 2012
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 22 Dec 2009
60
58th
Meadows' good-heartedness almost gets the better of him here and threatens to lapse into sentimentality. However, at best his humanism resembles the Truffaut of 400 Blows.
Rated 22 Dec 2009
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 10 Jun 2009
64
66th
Good Movie
Rated 10 Jun 2009
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 20 Feb 2009
70
75th
Hour-long low-key drama, probably the most laid-back Meadows has ever done. Nothing exceptional but very worthwhile.
Rated 20 Feb 2009
hehejajahehejaja
Rated 18 Mar 2009
70
57th
Almost as gripping and engaging as Dead Man's Shoes or This is England, very charming and funny. And it has the same sincere sentimentality as the two before-mentioned.
Rated 18 Mar 2009
paulofilmopaulofilmo
Rated 16 Jun 2010
57
12th
Sophomoric. I'm shocked this came from Meadows. I don't understand the praise here, while Midlands gets the flack. Madness.
Rated 16 Jun 2010

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