After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
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Movie2014·101 min
Calvary
Directed by John Michael McDonagh
A drama film directed by John Michael McDonagh.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 30%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.1/10
1K ratings
About Calvary
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- faith existentialism, redemption, isolation loneliness, religion, international, small town, strangers forced together, reluctant hero, everyman, cat and mouse, slow burn reveal, race against time