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England Is Mine

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
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5.8/10
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Jack Lowden in England Is Mine (2017)
A portrait of Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become the lead singer of seminal alternative rock band The Smiths.
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A portrait of Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become the lead singer of seminal alternative rock band The Smiths.A portrait of Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become the lead singer of seminal alternative rock band The Smiths.A portrait of Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become the lead singer of seminal alternative rock band The Smiths.

  • Director
    • Mark Gill
  • Writers
    • Mark Gill
    • William Thacker
  • Stars
    • Jodie Comer
    • Jessica Brown Findlay
    • Jack Lowden
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    4K
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    • Director
      • Mark Gill
    • Writers
      • Mark Gill
      • William Thacker
    • Stars
      • Jodie Comer
      • Jessica Brown Findlay
      • Jack Lowden
    • 52User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Jodie Comer
    Jodie Comer
    • Christine
    Jessica Brown Findlay
    Jessica Brown Findlay
    • Linder Sterling
    Jack Lowden
    Jack Lowden
    • Steven Patrick Morrissey
    Simone Kirby
    Simone Kirby
    • Elizabeth Morrissey
    Laurie Kynaston
    Laurie Kynaston
    • Johnny Marr
    Peter McDonald
    Peter McDonald
    • Peter Morrissey
    Graeme Hawley
    Graeme Hawley
    • Mr. Leonard
    Finney Cassidy
    Finney Cassidy
    • Darren
    Katherine Pearce
    Katherine Pearce
    • Anji Hardie
    Adam Lawrence
    Adam Lawrence
    • Billy Duffy
    Nicola-Jayne Wells
    • Rock Chick
    Joseph Carter
    • Gary
    Vivienne Bell
    • Jackie Morissey
    John Dewsbury
    • Bloke at bus stop
    Marc Graham
    • Gordon
    Drew Jenkinson
    • Stevens bully
    Rosanna
    • Siobhan
    • Director
      • Mark Gill
    • Writers
      • Mark Gill
      • William Thacker
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    Retsenzent

    Just watched "England Is Mine": heaven knows I'm miserable now

    "England Is Mine" isn't a movie about Morrissey (the actor doesn't even look like him) or The Smiths. If you're looking for a film about them, you won't find it here (besides, like many other movies about real musicians, this one wasn't allowed to use real music either).

    Who has not looked for a job and, at the same time, was afraid to find it? Who has not preferred to do anything instead of risking doing something for fear of succeeding? These, among a few others, seem to be the main questions of this film. It doesn't offer any answer, however.

    If you want to see a guy rejecting all the women that are given to him, this is a movie for you.

    The film could've been better.
    7SnoopyStyle

    Morrissey prequel

    Steven Patrick Morrissey (Jack Lowden) is a painfully introverted, self-important genius in working class Manchester. His parents are fighting and eventually his father leaves the family. His girlfriend Anji pushes him to start a band but he's too picky to even meet with perspective bandmates. After she breaks up with him, he is taken with outgoing art student Linder Sterling (Jessica Brown Findlay). The other person breaking down his walls is guitarist Billy Duffy. Steven works in a stuffy office with clingy co-worker Christine (Jodie Comer). With much cajoling, Steven performs with Billy and they are invited to London. After the gig falls through and Billy joins another band, Steven falls into a deep depression. Eventually, he follows Billy's recommendation to join guitarist Johnny Marr with whom he would go on to form The Smiths.

    Morrissey is a depressed, painfully introverted, self-delusional, emo teen and not the fun kind. This may be real or it may be fiction. I'm not too concerned about that. I would give more importance to Anji especially if the movie proposes her to be his catalyst in one of the most pivotal scenes. "Call me when you grow a pair" is not good enough for their breakup. She needs to have a hint of her medical issue. Her breakup speech needs to be bigger. Christine may be real or not. Again I don't care. Other than some comedic turns, she's a nothing character who threatens to be something and thankfully turns out to be nothing. I have an idea. Let Comer play Anji, expend her role, and eliminate Christine. I suspect that this movie would be better received without the biopic aspect. In the end, it is biopic and critics will ding it for misinterpretations.
    8gamedogluke

    a film for the fans!!!

    to start off with, if you're going into this film hoping to see plenty of smiths songs and smiths related stuff, you're going to be disappointed. however this film is a realistic, enlightening and well made insight into a young, socially awkward yet likable Stephen Patrick Morrissey, trying to get his voice heard in the cramped music scene of the 1970/80s. Jack Lowden (Morrissey) who may not really look a lot like Morrissey, does a excellent job of portraying all of his unique characteristics and making him likable in the processes.

    as a massive smiths fan I was of course disappointed at the absence of any smiths songs, however the music was still very good, using a lot of mid 70s tracks, which is sure to give a lot of older fans nostalgia. the only problem I found was that I originally knew this would obviously be a dramatization like most film biographies, but I then found out later that this is an unauthorized film, meaning that all of this could of possibly been false information, which is a bit of a waste of an hour and a half if it is.

    altogether though it was a very well made film with lots of style and memorable performances. hopefully a follow-up will be made in the future which focuses more on the smiths and their road to becoming one of the most recognizable bands ever made.
    Clipster12

    The negative of what could've been............

    A film/docudrama about the early days of The Smiths/Morrissey. When this is set, in the late 70's, if you took a photograph and had it developed you would have got a photo and a negative copy. This film is like the negative of the events. It's like the uninteresting part of something special...... and don't get me wrong . The Smiths were special, in every sense of the word. Shame, what could have been..........
    simon-75049

    A Wikipedia Page in Film

    What a disappointing pile of garbage. This film could have been so much more but all it did was take a few key events from wikipedia and make a movie. "If you have five seconds to spare, then I'll tell you the story of my life / Sixteen, clumsy and shy / That's the story of my life." The film was Clumsy in the making, shy in the facts and was a waste of more than 5 seconds of my life.

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    • Trivia
      The movie was filmed entirely on location in Stretford, Greater Manchester, UK, Steven Morrissey's home city, and the actual locations where the events in the movie took place. Some of the subways seen in the movie's title sequence have been destroyed and filled in by the local council since filming was completed, as part of the redevelopment of the road systems in Stretford. Only the one with steps visible at the end of the subway in shots in the film remains. The subway movie scenes thus now show a part of Morrissey's former home city that no longer exists, and the film itself has become an historical record of the neighbourhood and of Morrissey's youth.
    • Quotes

      Steven Patrick Morrissey: Life. In its humdrum sense is worth avoiding. It's the factory for father, and the kitchen for mother. It's arguments at the dinner table. Missing children on the news. And through it all, a sense that things are slowly falling apart. Is it better to choose another record, to flip the lid on the pills and wait for something to happen? Is it better to turn out the lights, climb under the covers, until sleep invites you to a world you've always wanted? Is it better than the one that's in front of us?

    • Connections
      Featured in New British Canon: "How Soon Is Now?" - The B-Side That Defined The Smiths (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Outside Looking In
      (Gillan Edgar)

      Performed by The Ten Ton Trucks

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    • Release date
      • August 25, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • İngiltere Benim
    • Filming locations
      • Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK(location)
    • Production company
      • Honlodge Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $366,802
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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