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I, Daniel Blake (2016) | Ranked Top 7% · CriticCrunch

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I, Daniel Blake

Movie2016·100 min

I, Daniel Blake

Directed by Ken Loach

A drama film directed by Ken Loach.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 7%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.7/10

2K ratings

About I, Daniel Blake

A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, isolation loneliness, survival of spirit, politics, american regional, strangers forced together, parent child, everyman, underdog, survival, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Ken Loach
Language: English

Cast

Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann

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How I, Daniel Blake Ranks

All movies

Top 7%

2010s movies

Top 6%

Drama movies

Top 7%

2010s Drama movies

Top 5%

★Ken Loach films#1 of 21

Ken Loach's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

I, Daniel Blake Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

survivalslow-burn revealsocial injusticeisolation lonelinesssurvival of spiriteverymanunderdogstrangers forced togetherparent childpoliticsamerican regional

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty