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The Selfish Giant (2013) · CriticCrunch

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The Selfish Giant

Movie2013·91 min

The Selfish Giant

Directed by Clio Barnard

A drama film directed by Clio Barnard.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 27%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

251 ratings

About The Selfish Giant

A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, coming of age, family dysfunction, animal centered, american regional, close friendship, outsider misfit, underdog, rise and fall, tragedy arc, organized crime

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Details

Director: Clio Barnard
Language: English

Cast

Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder

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How The Selfish Giant Ranks

All movies

Top 27%

2010s movies

Top 22%

Drama movies

Top 27%

2010s Drama movies

Top 20%

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the vibe

The Selfish Giant Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriousintimateearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

rise & fall

tragedy arc

social injustice

coming of age

family dysfunction

outsider misfit

underdog

close friendship

animal centered

organized crime

american regional

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9