Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Davy and Ally have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 78Audiences 68GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer90%
Metascore66
Audience score71%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 11 K ratings3.3/5
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for music movies, −6 min on the typical 106
typical 106100Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2013
October 3, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
MusicComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 11 more18 people
- George MacKayDavy Henshaw
- Kevin GuthrieAlly
- Paul BranniganRonnie
- Jane HorrocksJean Henshaw
- Peter MullanRobert 'Rab' Henshaw
- Freya MavorLiz Henshaw
- Antonia ThomasYvonne
- Jason FlemyngHarry Harper
Sara VickersEilidh
Paul McColeEwan- EMElaine MacKenzie EllisMorag
Gayle Telfer StevensFrancine
Emma Hartley-MillerJanice- JSJohn SpenceBrendan
- EBEmily-Jane BoyleChristine
Daniela NardiniChef- JTJulia TaudevinBarmaid
Ruaridh MollicaDancer (uncredited)
Directing · 6
- Dexter Fletcher Director
- Lucy Ward Script Supervisor
- Jonathan Farmer First Assistant Director
- Marilyn Edmond Third Assistant Director
- Helen Fraser Second Assistant Director
- Ana Garrido Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Stephen Greenhorn Screenplay
Production · 9
- Allon Reich Producer
- Andrew Macdonald Producer
- Kieran Parker Producer
- Arabella Page Croft Producer
- Nina Gold Casting
- Kahleen Crawford Casting
Camera · 2
- George Richmond Director of Photography
- Nick Heckstall-Smith Additional Photography
Editing · 2
- Stuart Gazzard Editor
- Rob Pizzey Digital Colorist
Sound · 5
- Paul Englishby Original Music Composer
- Catherine Grieves Other
- Allan Jenkins Music Editor
- Fiona Cruickshank Sound
- Lewis Morison Music Editor
Art · 3
- Mike Gunn Production Design
- Zoe Wight Art Direction
- Lydia Farrell Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Anna Mary Scott Robbins Costume Design
- Harriet Edmonds Costume Design
- Nicole Stafford Makeup & Hair
- Delia Letham Makeup Artist
- Zoey Stones Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 5
- Stephane Naze Visual Effects Supervisor
- Daniel Matley Visual Effects Coordinator
- Fiorenza Bagnariol Digital Film Recording
- Andrew Pinson Digital Compositor
- Giorgia Pulvirenti Visual Effects Compositor
Other crew · 3
- Jamie Oliver Thanks
- Danny King Thanks
- Olga Fitzroy Score Engineer
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