Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for Peterloo

Peterloo

Seen it?

2018 | 155 min | History, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office loss and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved I Swear, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It's long: 2 hr 35 min.

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    66% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.7 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide on a $18 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 44K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Mike Leigh

  • Rory KinnearHenry Hunt
  • Maxine PeakeNellie
  • Pearce QuigleyJoshua
  • David MoorstJoseph
  • Rachel FinneganMary
  • Tom MeredithRobert
  • Simona BitmateEsther
  • Robert WilfortLord Liverpool, the Prime Minister
  • Karl JohnsonLord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
  • Sam TroughtonMr Hobhouse