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  • Liam
  • Opened September 14, 2001 | Runtime:1 hr. 30 min.
  • R
    some nudity and language
  • NOW PLAYING AT SELECTED THEATERS - In the 1930’s, Britain was between wars and on the verge of depression. Family homes were rented, pubs were smoke-filled dens and streetlights were minimal. For seven year old, Liam, growing up against the bleak Read More
  • Cast: Ian Hart, David Hart
  • Director: Stephen Frears
  • Genres: Period Film, Drama, Family Drama, Childhood Drama

Liam Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann

    Downbeat, ultimately tragic, but there's a wondrous, sad beauty here.

  • 90
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Stephen Frears's stunning Liam, -- a vivid, intense evocation of another...

  • 90
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    It is through the genius of Frears, screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and this...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    There is something about Stephen Frears' complex, heartbreaking, beautifully...

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