London Road

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London Road

2016

1h 31m

Musical

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Residents of Ipswich, England, reveal their fears and concerns after police arrest Steve Wright, a suspect in the murders of five prostitutes.

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Critics Consensus

Equal parts enthralling and unsettling, London Road uses an unusual documentary/musical hybrid to tell a grim true-life tale.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Nov 18, 2016

3.5/4

Once Rufus Norris's film gets going, it quickly reveals itself as a vibrant, almost revolutionary work.

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

Nov 17, 2016

2.5/4

What starts out like a documentary soon morphs into something quite odd but strangely compelling, a social commentary of sorts about everyday people confronting a shocking and monstrous reality close to home.

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Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

Oct 7, 2016

3.5/4

All in all, a brilliant piece of work.

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Fiona Underhill

JumpCut Online

Jul 1, 2020

4.5/5

The fact that this story will live on through being communicated in such a unique way is amazing, and the filmmakers have told this story with ingenious creativity. A thought-provoking, challenging and wondrous film.

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

Nov 19, 2019

4/5

[I]t is because of its depressing background that makes this stand out as a musical.

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Tori Brazier

One Room With A View

May 10, 2019

3/5

As far as innovation goes, London Road is streets ahead - however its intrinsic qualities of "spoken word" song and laudable accuracy may not have such impact on repeat viewings.

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Paul G

@RT67423558 Sep 14, 2018

Very odd and very poor

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Aug 1, 2018

Snippets of interviews about the Ipswich murders are turned verbatim into rather dour song - think The Arbor crossed with Sondheim. This concept is very challenging and I hadn't got my head round it even by the end and certainly did not come close to enjoying it. I could see the value though, especially in terms of the ensemble repeating and magnifying the meagre information and rumours spreading through the community. Let's be honest, I also would never have watched a film on this subject without a substantial distancing device (the opposite of the one-star-reviewers!)

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Feb 19, 2018

Is it supposed to be a musical???

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May 31, 2017

Completely innovative and enthralling. Certainly isn't universally appealing, but the way this work was conceived, constructed, and actualized is something to behold. Part docu-drama, part post-modern musical, and wholly and expertly crafted with complete dedication to its purpose.

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Mar 10, 2017

Strange concept. But I loved the way the rhythm and cadence of natural speech was translated into music.

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Mar 9, 2017

One of the most affecting musical movies I've seen. Creature Comforts the live action movie. A triumph of ambition.

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Synopsis

Residents of Ipswich, England, reveal their fears and concerns after police arrest Steve Wright, a suspect in the murders of five prostitutes.

Director: Rufus Norris
Producer: Dixie Linder
Screenwriter: Alecky Blythe
Distributor: BBC Worldwide North America
Production Co: Cuba Pictures, National Theatre
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2017
Runtime: 1h 31m

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