I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Directed by Ken Loach · 100 min · Drama
74.1 TOPICAL score · #583 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.
I, Daniel Blake (2016, directed by Ken Loach) has a TOPICAL score of 74.1 - ranked 583 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 7 nominations, including the Palme d'Or. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (1,584 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 39 languages.
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (1,584 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Palme d'Or; Prix du public; European University Film Award
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 39 languages
- Still read18,430 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, Dylan McKiernan
“I, Daniel Blake won the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the Prix du public at the 2016 Locarno International Film Festival, and the 2017 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10