Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock is a crime drama set in the seaside town of Brighton during the 1960s. It follows Pinkie, a young and violent gangster from a poor background who is trying to rise within the criminal underworld after the death of his gang leader. His position is threatened by the arrival of a more powerful and dangerous rival, Mr. Colleoni. When a waitress named Rose comes into possession of evidence linking Pinkie to the murder of a local thug, he decides to court her in order to secure her silence. Rose, eager to escape her bleak life, falls for him, drawing her into serious danger. The film is an adaptation of Graham Greene's 1939 novel of the same name, relocated from the 1930s to the 1960s.

The film was directed and written by Rowan Joffe, marking his first feature as director; his second, Before I Go to Sleep, followed in 2014. Sam Riley leads the cast as Pinkie, with Andrea Riseborough as Rose. Helen Mirren plays Ida, Andy Serkis appears as Mr. Colleoni, John Hurt plays Phil Corkery, and Sean Harris is Hale. The production, a British-French collaboration, had a budget of 12 million USD and returned 2 million USD worldwide.

On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 5.7/10 from around 7,000 votes, and on TMDB it also stands at 5.7/10 from 117 votes. A critics' rating of 5.7/10 from 95 reviews places it in line with the audience response.