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I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake

2016
Drama
1h 40m
A middle aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, and is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. (imdb)

Directed by:

Ken Loach

Screenwriter:

Paul Laverty

Starring:

Kate Rutter, Dave Johns, Colin Coombs, Hayley Squires, Dylan McKiernan, Micky McGregor, Briana Shann, Natalie Ann Jamieson, Mick Laffey, Bryn Jones, Kema Sikazwe, John Sumner

Genre:

Drama

Countries:

France, UK

Language:

English
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I, Daniel Blake

2016
Drama
1h 40m
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thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 04 Feb 2017
90
99th
An accurate picture of life on the welfare system in the UK.
Rated 04 Feb 2017
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 13 Jan 2017
75
68th
Simple, real, humanist & political. Loach tracks the lives of an old man, forced to be unemployed, & a single mother forced to prostitution. Loach doesn't choose someone marginalized from the beginning like black or LGBT people, but underlines that 'normal' people in the center of society can be ostracized and left to starvation. This ordinary & brute reality of poverty and neoliberal logic of survival of the fittest evokes empathy and an urge to act politically. Fuck neoliberal individualism.
Rated 13 Jan 2017
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 12 Nov 2016
7
58th
A simple told story imbued with surprising emotional resonance that even managed to choke me up at some point. This film deserved, no, demanded a much better ending.
Rated 12 Nov 2016
yiannosYiannos
Rated 24 Jun 2018
63
54th
Well meaning polemic against the neo-liberal welfare state where procedures and targets supersede the more fundamental question of need.Loach rightly objects to how funding cuts to welfare combined with draconian compliance policies have exacerbated the suffering of society's poor and/or vulnerable in an increasingly individualist society without a collective sense of responsibility. It's easy to sympathise with Daniel's struggle, but Loach's schematic narrative feels too blatantly manipulative.
Rated 24 Jun 2018
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 19 Jan 2017
85
90th
Down to earth social realist film making at its best, and a breath of fresh air in this age of comic book adaptations and CGI laden action movies. Daniel Blake's Kafkaesque journey through an indifferent benefits system is distressing to behold, hitting as it does so close to the mark. Loach directs with the passion of an angry young man - age hasn't tempered his outrage at the banal brutality inflicted on modern Britain's disenfranchised underclass.
Rated 19 Jan 2017
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 24 Nov 2016
82
88th
good relevant movie that uses a simple tragic, although at times funny, story about one person to give insight about the state British or European society is in. Everybody who ever dealt with employment/social security offices knows this is how things really work in those.
Rated 24 Nov 2016
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 04 Sep 2016
75
87th
More important and human than almost any other film until a weak and far too easy conclusion.
Rated 04 Sep 2016
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 10 Jun 2017
87
79th
Effective and heartfelt leftist tract (which it wears proudly on its sleeve) is emotionally resonant and at times painfully moving, thanks to Johns and Squires' delicate balancing act - he intractably stoic and stubborn; her fragile and flighty - and Loach's measured, straightforward direction. The almost complete lack of any 'good eggs' in the bureaucracy is arguably a little unfair at times, but Johns' navigation of this strange world is equal parts hilarious and frustrating.
Rated 10 Jun 2017
drrobertdr_Robert
Rated 26 Feb 2017
3
41st
The first 4/5ths are quite good, although I've clearly seen it all before. But as always in British films, the actors are doing a good job and the characters fights to keep their lives together despite difficult circumstances triggers emotional identification. But... Loach cannot stop while he is ahead and finishes the film off with political proclamations on the intellectual level of a 10 year old.
Rated 26 Feb 2017
christofchristof
Rated 04 Jan 2017
92
96th
I can vouch for the accuracy of this film. The vulnerable live in much more unforgiving times in the UK.
Rated 04 Jan 2017
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 26 Dec 2016
85
85th
Very well-grinded, and chockingly relevant, at least for those European societies with a history of a minimum level of welfare which is eroding quickly these years. Great to see Ken Loach show that good old British social realism is far from dead, it's relevant as ever.
Rated 26 Dec 2016
bentienbentien
Rated 14 Dec 2016
77
86th
Sublime acting and memorable characters. The last part dosen't hold up, though.
Rated 14 Dec 2016
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 07 Dec 2016
70
70th
"I, Daniel Blake" is a great example of realistic, human movie-making. It never feels forced, instead succeeds in moving the viewer with the totally believable acting and dialogue. I even right now feel bad about calling this "totally believable" - because every second of this film rings absolutely TRUE. Unadorned, straight-to-the-point, heartbreaking and relatable, "I, Daniel Blake" never resorts to clichéd sentimentalisms but stays focused on its subject matter.
Rated 07 Dec 2016
neonmanNeonman
Rated 30 Nov 2016
79
61st
Another heartfelt tale from Loach about the struggles of the disenfranchised, in this case those on welfare. Loach and co. really keep their fingers on the pulse of humanity as it shows through the rigid robotic workings of modern day bureaucracy, so the balance of light and dark is handled well and make this something of a depressing feel-good film. The way it concludes is a downer, and the film just seems to stop, but everything before it was highly emotionally involving.
Rated 30 Nov 2016
mandymandy
Rated 11 Nov 2016
7
73rd
A strong and moving message, told with warmth and compassion for those who struggle with an unnecessarily complex system.
Rated 11 Nov 2016
paulinpaulin
Rated 28 Oct 2016
88
75th
Ken Loach is back! I saw this at the BFI last Friday with a superbly engaged audience; we started laughing before anything came on-screen - the introductory dialogue draws brilliant trajectories and it doesn't dissapoint throughout the film. Paul Laverty's script is wonderful, the lead performances are extremely strong. Loach has a strong political agenda in this one, however, I completely agree with it; hunger kills. The life of 'I, Daniel Blake' will extend far beyond the screen.
Rated 28 Oct 2016
le_mamile mami
Rated 19 Oct 2016
30
20th
I have no heart
Rated 19 Oct 2016
mistereeemistereee
Rated 06 Feb 2024
50
30th
Talk about heavy handed!
Rated 06 Feb 2024
panomadgreekpanomadgreek
Rated 08 Jan 2024
69
39th
A bleak essay on the horror of benefits poverty
Rated 08 Jan 2024
rafael_reisRafael Reis
Rated 21 Nov 2023
92
78th
hadn’t cried like this in a while.
Rated 21 Nov 2023
armilioArmilio
Rated 12 Nov 2023
70
63rd
It reminded me that i'm from working class and i'm pissed off now, against burocracy and its plastic language.
Rated 12 Nov 2023
yunusvehbiyunusvehbi
Rated 19 Apr 2023
85
0th
Film is about social inequlities and social stratification. Daniel met with Katie, who is divorced and has 2 chlidren, during struggling with the social healthy system in a state office. They cope with poverty and challenges of life.
Rated 19 Apr 2023
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 27 Nov 2022
60
20th
Great message. As a movie…?
Rated 27 Nov 2022
tatarbeytatarbey
Rated 18 Mar 2022
81
78th
Dünyanın neresinde olursa olsun muhafazakarlar tarafından yönetilen devletlerin, sosyal devlet ilkesinden uzaklaşması ile daha sık rastlanılan, duyulan, görülen binlerce kombinasyona sahip farklı farklı hikayelerden sadece birbiri ile çakışan iki tanesini anlatan, Ken Loach'tan alışık olduğumuz türde öfkeli bir ses. Üst veya orta/üst seviye hayatlar yaşama şansına sahip olamayan senin benim gibiler için muhtemel gelecekler. Aynı planlar farklı ülkelerde benzer şekillerde uygulamada çünkü.
Rated 18 Mar 2022
mustafatanismustafatanis
Rated 26 Dec 2021
80
70th
Daniel was a good guy.
Rated 26 Dec 2021
ahherdemc_iiahherdemc
Rated 16 May 2021
76
61st
Yalın
Rated 16 May 2021
triviatictriviatic
Rated 16 Feb 2021
80
53rd
A movie about survival in changing times, and about the value of common courtesy and of helping one another. It is a movie that will make you feel sad, angry, possibly scared. Yet all of this is tinged with warmth and even a bit of humour. The superb writing, characterizations, acting and direction elevate it to becoming a highly moving experience.
Rated 16 Feb 2021
nobambanobamba
Rated 25 Nov 2020
50
46th
I like Ken Loach but I'm not sure how much this movie added to anything. It plays out exactly as you imagine from the description, though when it started getting tiring with the old man's experience (that's the point) it gets rejuvenated with the addition of the family. The ending was too dramatic and unnecessary. UK cities in films are always so bleak. Fav scene: it was telegraphed a mile away, but Dave Johns' absolute heartbreak over seeing Hayley Squires as an escort was tragically heartfelt.
Rated 25 Nov 2020
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 07 Jul 2020
75
69th
Good Time made the same point in its first 10 minutes. This is still pretty good though. Loach the king of weaponizing dry filmmaking to make his point
Rated 07 Jul 2020
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 07 Jul 2020
85
93rd
Certainly one of the saddest films that I've seen - as the viewer you are overwhelmed with hopelessness - and a scathing critique of the social security benefits system in the UK. The term 'Kafkaesque' comes to mind, but that falls far short of describing the true heartlessness of the 'system'. The world needs more people like Daniel Blake.
Rated 07 Jul 2020
salbaSalba
Rated 21 Jun 2020
72
39th
Given the very real nature of the issues the film grappled with, this story really tugged at the heartstrings. The pace, the vignettes of hardship, the relationships bringing out the character of the protaganist, all created a sense of depth to the story. At times perhaps feeling a little too pointed. The two scenes which impressed me were the single mother's breakdown in the food bank, and the end. The end was messy and abrupt, but true to life in that way. Snapshot into heartless bureaucracy.
Rated 21 Jun 2020
kavuKavu
Rated 25 Apr 2020
88
90th
Loach has a knack at capturing hard life in the UK and it works wonders here as well. Important movie.
Rated 25 Apr 2020
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 04 Jan 2020
81
80th
A beautiful but punishing northern kitchen-sink drama which wrenches the heartstrings with its sympathetic titular character and his hopeless fight against circumstance and authorities. Great job by Dave Johns, he carried the film. Realism with an iota of poetic license - Loach delivers his typical formula again but its the clearest he has ever put his message across. Likely to be required viewing in social studies classes of the future.
Rated 04 Jan 2020
dawdlingpoetDawdlingPoet
Rated 09 Sep 2019
80
79th
This is a hard hitting contemporary social drama film set in England. A sobering watch with good performances, I'd recommend this.
Rated 09 Sep 2019
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 26 Aug 2019
70
57th
The scene where Daniel Blake shits in a filing cabinet seemed out of place, but otherwise pretty heartfelt.
Rated 26 Aug 2019
gokseltuzungokseltuzun
Rated 26 May 2019
78
44th
@home calorifer room
Rated 26 May 2019
cowmanCowman
Rated 25 May 2019
80
89th
I was was hesitant to watch this movie because it would show once again the simple, predictable reality of a sick system and would make me needlessly angry. My expectations were fulfilled. Very well acted and great characters to keep the viewer engaged as frustration and nihilism builds up.
Rated 25 May 2019
ahmetgalipahmetgalip
Rated 29 Apr 2019
100
60th
Harika bir anlatımı olan ayrıntılı göndermeleri ile işlediği konunun bütünlüğünü eksiksiz yansıtabilmiş bir başka başarılı eser daha...
Rated 29 Apr 2019
thegoodboyThegoodboy
Rated 05 Dec 2018
66
62nd
the solidarity, the friendship beyond gender, age, ethnicity - all that seem unrealistic, or from another era, all seem programmed as programmed is the vanishing of the welfare, egalitarian policies, the solidarity, or working class dignity. The black screen in the opening , the black fades, the death - Like a crepuscular movie signing the end of socialist ideals - dignified one last time with the biblical figures of a carpenter (he) and a prostitute(she). ;)
Rated 05 Dec 2018
stanew2Stanew2
Rated 29 Sep 2018
87
67th
8 for Editing 9 for Directing 10 for Actor Performance 7 for Music 9 for Cinematography 10 for Costume Design 18 for Script :) 16 for Me :)
Rated 29 Sep 2018
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 22 Sep 2018
84
89th
An important story about poverty and unemployment. Could happened in Finland as well. People helping people, not authorities.
Rated 22 Sep 2018
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 01 Sep 2018
75
54th
Some unfortunate souls stuck in a kafka-esque world of red tape, struggling to survive in a world that has seemingly abandoned them.
Rated 01 Sep 2018
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 22 Jul 2018
70
58th
phil collins is a good guy
Rated 22 Jul 2018
zanginZangin
Rated 17 May 2018
30
4th
Feels more like a political advert than a film. I don't necessarily disagree with the messages here but they are delivered in a very heavy handed, propagandistic, and ultimately ineffectual way. The film does succeed in making me feel some sympathy for the characters but it fails at its obvious goal of making me blame the system for their fates. I can't say whether the film's critique of the British welfare system is fair but I can say that it largely fails to engage me in a meaningful way.
Rated 17 May 2018
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 11 Feb 2018
61
67th
Agit-Prop from Ken Loach that sentimentally dramatises the real struggle of ordinary people under an inhumane globalised neo-liberal capitalism.
Rated 11 Feb 2018
kasperlKasperL
Rated 28 Oct 2017
70
65th
Very sympathetic, but ultimately too heavy-handed.
Rated 28 Oct 2017
jpotiijpotII
Rated 12 Oct 2017
17
12th
Romântico. Libra. Social democrata.
Rated 12 Oct 2017
fthdfth.d
Rated 20 Jun 2017
65
58th
ee?
Rated 20 Jun 2017
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 03 May 2017
70
47th
The indignant conversation between the protagonist and the unflinching government figures is both maddening and enlightening. The ultra-simple approach that Loach used here fit the characters wonderfully. The film, however, wraps up far too messily and abruptly to say what it needs to say.
Rated 03 May 2017
janusjanus
Rated 03 Apr 2017
75
65th
I really, really wish this had a better ending. Loach has still got it, though.
Rated 03 Apr 2017
hughesj11hughesj11
Rated 28 Mar 2017
90
93rd
A powerful film by director Ken Loach which is both eye-opening and gut wrenching. Brilliant performances from Dave Johns and Hayley Squires help bring to life an already heartbreaking reality that so many live with today.
Rated 28 Mar 2017
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 24 Mar 2017
60
54th
Those Laverty/Loach collaborations have become so disciplined and predictable in their anarcho-socialist ideas as to be rendered ironically harmless and cute. They're all about essentially good-hearted working people pitched against the unfeeling rigidity of bureaucratic capitalism. They're still worth watching, usually, as "Daniel Blake" exemplifies. It's too programmed to achieve the grit of, say, early Ken Loach, but it's still sincere and touching, never bland or unsophisticated.
Rated 24 Mar 2017
zwykzwyk
Rated 23 Mar 2017
75
74th
a story of common people through the hands of one director who really commits in trying to show life as it is; very british; great performance by Dave Johns; still, forces a little bit too much the dramatic tone of the story (but, still, in a very narratively convincing way); Ken Loach is a very gifted director; the end kinda reduces the human aspect that was built during the movie (this is a problem with politically directed stories).
Rated 23 Mar 2017
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 04 Mar 2017
66
70th
I, Daniel Blake is a well-acted and moderately poignant. The tale is tragic, moving (so most people would say), and likely true. Unfortunately, it's also pointlesss. If the film's purpose is to motivate people or inspire change in the way we (the British public) think about or treat those who are disenfranchised, then it fails; Probably to a greater degree with the automatons in charge. It's a good film, but it's a footnote before the impending collapse of social morality.
Rated 04 Mar 2017
ehk2ehk2
Rated 01 Mar 2017
80
95th
I've never heard "facts" sound so "fucked" before!
Rated 01 Mar 2017
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 28 Feb 2017
85
78th
Está cada vez mais difícil assistir dramas realistas. De sofrimento já basta o das minhas pacientes.
Rated 28 Feb 2017
chemical404chemical404
Rated 14 Feb 2017
63
67th
Decent bleeding-heart liberal propaganda. Although I found the 'shock' scenes unintentionally funny (that 'baked beans from the palm' scene is pure comedy gold), Ken Loach doesn't rely on this over-melodramation to make the point. It's really down to earth movie overall.
Rated 14 Feb 2017
barraocBarraoc
Rated 13 Feb 2017
90
95th
Realistic and consequentially more heartbreaking.
Rated 13 Feb 2017
adilekinadilekin
Rated 10 Feb 2017
74
70th
except very dramatic end and hayley squires(katie)'s performance, i liked it.
Rated 10 Feb 2017
punqPUNQ
Rated 05 Feb 2017
70
96th
Bloody great, that was....
Rated 05 Feb 2017
carlosproCarlospro
Rated 31 Jan 2017
75
64th
o final dá aquela decepcionada
Rated 31 Jan 2017
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 23 Jan 2017
75
65th
The story is great but not the best craftsmanship I've seen. The ending is somehow underwhelming. Definitely worth a watch.
Rated 23 Jan 2017
buttercupbuttercup
Rated 14 Jan 2017
9
94th
I guess I'll never grow tired of loving whatever Ken Loach shoots.
Rated 14 Jan 2017
chengmingchengming
Rated 08 Jan 2017
70
62nd
Very lovable characters, but at times a bit too much of a tearjerker - particularly the very abrupt and cliché end.
Rated 08 Jan 2017
ptravers2ptravers2
Rated 05 Jan 2017
7
81st
Working stiffs getting screwed by the system - that theme has always cut deep with veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach. An old-school social realist, the 80-year-old filmmaker's creative output has always spoke up for the exploited lower classes, from a BBC play about the homeless to a treatise on Irish guerilla fighters. I, Daniel Blake, a new Loach landmark which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival last year, sums up everything that has kept he muckraking motor running for decades
Rated 05 Jan 2017
guvolefouguvolefou
Rated 04 Jan 2017
70
40th
Başka Sinema - Beyoğlu Sineması.
Rated 04 Jan 2017
grapeGrape
Rated 30 Dec 2016
70
37th
Desembre 2016 - Tan austera que queda en un esquelet que no aconsegueix transmetre gaire. Sembla que no vulgui sentimentalisme, però al mateix temps fa uns bons molt macos (el veí és massa bon jan) i uns dolents innecessàriament antipàtics. La gent no es comunica tant ni s'ajuda tant, normalment.
Rated 30 Dec 2016
obtiosovobtiosov
Rated 19 Oct 2016
86
83rd
A bit too melodramic for many people here? That's OK, but I think this is better than all of Ken Loach's films after 2000 (the best of which are Looking for Eric and Angel's Share imo).
Rated 19 Oct 2016
ozdemibrozdemibr
Rated 10 Oct 2016
73
47th
09.10.2016 FilmEkimi @Rexx, Kadıköy &Demet, Gülizar, Aynur
Rated 10 Oct 2016
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 25 Sep 2016
35
17th
Best comedy of 2016. Too bad there were people crying in the cinema, I couldn't laught properly. Joke aside, Excessive propaganda and stereotypes all over again. So it's shit. /c
Rated 25 Sep 2016
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 20 Sep 2016
55
29th
Amerikan olunca Hollywoodvari ve tukaka, avrupa olunca aslında çok güzel, iç ısıtıcı forma büründüğü iddia edilen filmlerden. Oysa aralarındaki fark kimisi o formda kıvam tutturmayı basarabiliyor, kimisi başaramıyor.
Rated 20 Sep 2016

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