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In Bruges

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
446K
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Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges (2008)
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Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.

  • Director
    • Martin McDonagh
  • Writer
    • Martin McDonagh
  • Stars
    • Colin Farrell
    • Brendan Gleeson
    • Ciarán Hinds
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    446K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    982
    96
    • Director
      • Martin McDonagh
    • Writer
      • Martin McDonagh
    • Stars
      • Colin Farrell
      • Brendan Gleeson
      • Ciarán Hinds
    • 712User reviews
    • 335Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 24 wins & 55 nominations total

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    Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges (2008)
    Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges (2008)
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    Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges (2008)
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    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Ray
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • Ken
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Elizabeth Berrington
    Elizabeth Berrington
    • Natalie
    Rudy Blomme
    • Ticket Seller
    Olivier Bonjour
    Olivier Bonjour
    • Film Director
    Mark Donovan
    Mark Donovan
    • Overweight Man
    Ann Elsley
    • Overweight Woman #2
    Jean-Marc Favorin
    • Policeman
    • (as Jean Mark Favorin)
    Ralph Fiennes
    Ralph Fiennes
    • Harry
    Eric Godon
    Eric Godon
    • Yuri
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Canadian Guy
    Sachi Kimura
    • Imamoto
    Anna Madeley
    Anna Madeley
    • Denise
    Louis Nummy
    • Harry's Child #3
    Clémence Poésy
    Clémence Poésy
    • Chloe
    Jordan Prentice
    Jordan Prentice
    • Jimmy
    Jérémie Renier
    Jérémie Renier
    • Eirik
    • (as Jérémie Rénier)
    • Director
      • Martin McDonagh
    • Writer
      • Martin McDonagh
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the original script, Ray and Ken are British, but when Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson came on board, the characters were changed to Irish as to suit their natural sensibilities.
    • Goofs
      When Harry and Ken meet in the outdoor restaurant, the type of glass Harry drinks from changes from a large glass to a small glass.
    • Quotes

      Harry: [to Yuri] An Uzi? I'm not from South Central Los fucking Angeles. I didn't come here to shoot twenty black ten year olds in a drive-by. I want a normal gun for a normal person.

    • Crazy credits
      In the on-screen credits, Kathy Heaser is listed twice as Graphic Designer.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Fool's Gold/In Bruges/Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show/The Hottie & the Nottie/Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      2000 Miles
      Written by Chrissie Hynde

      Performed by The Pretenders

      Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd

    User reviews712

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    8/10
    Shooting and sight-seeing in Bruges
    What drove me to seeing 'In Bruges' in the first place was primarily great actors like Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, and also for the concept and Bruges itself.

    'In Bruges' is definitely not for all tastes, one can say that for a lot of films but 'In Bruges' is one of the more extreme examples. It is very foul mouthed with an extreme profanity laden script, is very uncompromisingly violent and its political incorrectness will put the easily offended and the faint hearted off. Three reasons not to see it if all this bothers you. It didn't bother me much though (having seen plenty of films with those approaches that still manage to be great). Neither did on the most part the ridiculousness that 'In Bruges' has been criticised for.

    What is meant by "on the most part"? 'In Bruges' weakest element, from a storytelling standpoint and for the film in general, is the ending. This to me was the only part of the film that went over the top on the ridiculousness to overblown proportions, and it just felt contrived and running out of ideas in feel.

    Carter Burwell's music score is a well written and quite lovely one on its own. Within the film and its mood though, it didn't fit however and juxtaposes too much in terms of tone.

    However, the performances are very good, excellent in the case of Gleeson (as always) and Fiennes having tons of fun as his sinister character. Wasn't expecting acting this good from Farrell, this is the best he's ever been and he is successful in providing an interesting character that was intended to be morally complex and not likeable. It's the relationship between Farrell and Gleeson that drives the story and drama, it was essential to the film's success and manages to be entertaining, affecting and thought-provoking,

    Photography is both gritty and beautiful, with a clear sense of style and atmosphere. Bruges not just looks wonderful, it also is treated like a character of its own quite rightly.

    Similarly successful is the script, which is surprisingly intelligent with a strong balance with thought-provoking philosophical musings, very funny black comedy and character moral complexity (not making the characters likeable but it was clear early on that the intent was for them never to be so) . The story absorbs and entertains, with the brutal holds no prisoners violence not feeling gratuitous, the central relationship being beautifully written and the despair and redemptions themes being surprisingly poignant.

    Overall, very good if understandably polarising. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 29, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Focus Features (United States)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cặp Đôi Sát Thủ Ở Bruges
    • Filming locations
      • Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • Film4
      • Blueprint Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,800,824
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $459,575
      • Feb 10, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,937,018
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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