Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
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69% Critic Match

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

6.9 / 10 2009 1h 33mNR English
ThrillerCrimeDramaMysteryTV Movie

Storyline

After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.

Cast & Crew

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Peter Hunter

Lead
Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Bill Molloy

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Helen Marshall

James Fox

James Fox

Philip Evans

David Calder

David Calder

Sir John Marsden

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Michael Warren

Tony Pitts

Tony Pitts

John Nolan

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Harold Angus

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Marsh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker