Sean Bean, Andrew Garfield, Warren Clarke

Inspired by the true story of the Yorkshire Ripper. A rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Julian Jarrold

Release Date: February 6, 2009

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  • May 22, 2009
    Fantastic British film that takes an obviously interesting story, but then takes another route. The film is set at the time of the Yorkshire Ripper, but instead of exploring that case, it goes after a more interesting and generally less explored , idea. Red Riding is more about p...( read more)olice corruption, than it is serial murders. It shows how power, inevitably corrupts and how the individual greed of certain officers can be detrimental to a case. Andrew Garfield continues his acting dominance, as the kind of idealistic journalist that they all want to be when they are young. He slowly uncovers a grim underworld of police corruption, politics and a shopping mall. If I were to draw any comparisons between this and any other work, it would have to be The Wire. That's a huge compliment, but don't let it be forgotten that Red Riding is a grim (it is set up north), tense and angering drama, that perfectly mixes fiction and non-fiction alike to form the most affective piece.
  • October 24, 2009
    Gritty and often shocking serial drama. The police brutality and corruption are frightening with everyone out for easy money at whatever the human cost. Fabulous acting throughout that really makes you grateful that things have moved on, hopefully...
  • October 14, 2009

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