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Ae Fond Kiss... (2004) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Ae Fond Kiss...

Movie2004·104 min

Ae Fond Kiss...

Directed by Ken Loach

A drama romance film directed by Ken Loach.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 64%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

147 ratings

About Ae Fond Kiss...

A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: forbidden love, family legacy, identity self discovery, religion, urban, romantic partners, parent child, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Ken Loach
Language: English

Cast

Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Shamshad Akhtar

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How Ae Fond Kiss... Ranks

All movies

Top 64%

2000s movies

Top 57%

Drama movies

Top 66%

Ken Loach films#18 of 21

Top 64% All movies.

the vibe

Ae Fond Kiss... Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

fish out of water

forbidden love

family legacy

identity self discovery

outsider misfit

everyman

romantic partners

parent child

religion

forbidden star crossed

urban

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9