SummaryA single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
Directed By:Steve McQueen
Written By:Steve McQueen, Courttia Newland, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Small Axe: Lovers Rock
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Universal Acclaim
95
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Generally Favorable
6.1
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Universal Acclaim
100% Positive
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Dec 10, 2020
100
Electric and alive as few films are, Lovers Rock will make you giddy with longing for a pleasure we’ve been too long denied: The singular rush of being one with a beat and a roomful of possibilities.
Nov 24, 2020
100
McQueen’s vocabulary is on particularly glorious display in this lambent gem of a film.
User score
Generally Favorable
65% Positive
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
8% Mixed
6 Ratings
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27% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
May 12, 2021
10
So well-executed. I felt like I was present during the party scenes. Cinematography was unmatched. Loved everything about it.
Nov 27, 2020
8
If you can’t appreciate the music and surrender to the experience then you probably won’t like the movie. Could have been a few minutes shorter.
Sep 17, 2020
100
It’s a musical and a piece of time and a feeling that’s a privilege to share.
Sep 17, 2020
91
Even if Lovers Rock hovers somewhere between episode and movie on paper, it’s undoubtedly cinematic art, working small wonders with a sophisticated blend of minor-key storytelling and vibrant choreography that transforms the entire experience into a free-form musical.
Sep 17, 2020
90
McQueen and co-writer Courttia Newland, working with a talented cast and crew, bring us in so close that we can smell the smoke and the sweat, and swoon over the sensuality of slow dancing.
Sep 17, 2020
70
Clocking in at a little over an hour, Lovers Rock is naturally a little lean, limited by its one-night premise and its brief sojourn into these characters’ lives. But it’s a tone poem that feels at once a love letter to the style of reggae music which it’s named after, and to the people who danced and fell in love to that music in ’80s London.
May 8, 2021
6
It doesn't really say much, it just captures a moment. It was good, it just felt lesser.
Dec 20, 2020
6
Great atmosphere and music, but the aimless plot holds it back. Makes you miss going to parties and meeting new people more than anything...
Production Company:
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- BBC Film
- Turbine Studios
- Lammas Park
- EMU Films
- BBC Studios Distribution
- Six Temple Productions
Release Date:Nov 27, 2020
Duration:1 h 8 m
Rating:TV-MA
