

Peterloo
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
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6.7/10
163 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $2.2M
- Language
- English
- based on true story
- massacre
- period drama
- british history
- historical drama
- 19th century
- manchester, england
- 1810s
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival1 Sept 2018
- Theatrical (limited)PG-135 Apr 2019
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A9 Nov 2018
- Physical12A11 Mar 2019
AustraliaAU
- Digital / OTTM1 Jul 2019
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical121 Nov 2018
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1517 Apr 2019
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1 Nov 2018
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical電影節21 Mar 2019
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT122 Nov 2018
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival1 Sept 2018
- Theatrical21 Mar 2019
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTG9 Aug 2019
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1228 Feb 2019
RussiaRU
- PremiereMoscow International Film Festival18 Apr 2019
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Peterloo was released on 1 November 2018.
Audience reviews
2- P8/10
Peter McGinn
4/5/2020
Fine historical film, though it has less emotional depth than other Mike Leigh movies. That makes sense, for his movies have never been described as an epic before. I often state when I write reviews that I am patient than many viewers when it comes to slower paced movies. Also, since I write novels in my spare time and feature plenty of dialogue, I don't mind a lot of talking in movies either. I think this movie …
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
8/6/2023
It's quite interesting to consider that even in the mother of western democracies, as recently as two hundred years ago most men did not have the vote in the UK, and great swathes of urban Britain had no representation at all. Mike Leigh is perhaps a little heavy handed here, but he does offer us an at times poignant glimpse into the poverty in which the working class lived in England's north west whilst the governin…
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