Small Things Like These is a 2024 historical drama film adapted from Claire Keegan's 2021 novel of the same name.
The movie marks Cillian Murphy's return to the big screen after his Academy Award-winning performance in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. It is directed by Tim Mielants and adapted by Enda Walsh. Tim Mielants is a fairly new director in the US, and the movie is an independent film co-produced between Ireland and Belgium. It recently received a US theatrical release in select theatres.
The film is loosely based on Ireland's infamous Magdalene laundries. Its story is set in the small town of New Ross, Ireland, in 1985. It follows the stories of 'fallen women' (s*x workers) living in the Irish Magdalene asylums, which were prisons forcing these women to work as slaves. Murphy plays a coal worker, Bill Furlong, who uncovers this institution's horrific situations and tales and the women suffering inside them.
More on Small Things Like These streaming details in our story.
Did Small Things Like These get a US theatrical release? When will the movie be available to stream?
The movie premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2024. With a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, partly following Murphy's stardom after Oppenheimer, the movie was praised by critics.
It won over distributor Lionsgate and the platform acquired movie rights in June 2024. It was then released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 1, 2024.
While many indie films don't have a US theatrical release, Small Things Like These managed to get a spot in the US. The movie was released in select theatres in the US on November 8, 2024.
However, finding a show might be difficult for moviegoers because the movie is only available in limited theatres in select locations.
Since Lionsgate has opted for a theatrical release, viewers cannot stream it online simultaneously. However, it will be available on Peacock under Lionsgate's deal with NBCUniversal. There is still time for it to be released there.
Lionsgate also has an exclusive deal with STARZ, under which any title is exclusively released within 180 days of its theatrical debut on STARZ. This means viewers can stream the film on STARZ somewhere around May 2025.
Lionsgate also allows its users to purchase films on PVOD platforms. It is expected that viewers can catch the film on PVOD services around early December 2024.
In addition, the movie can be streamed on Prime Video with a special Lionsgate subscription. The platform has yet to announce the release date.
Who is in the cast of Small Things Like These?
Following is the cast and the characters play in Small Things Like These:
- Cillian Murphy as Bill Furlong
- Louis Kirwan as young Bill
- Eileen Walsh as Eileen Furlong
- Michelle Fairley as Mrs. Wilson[
- Emily Watson as Sister Mary
- Clare Dunne as Sister Carmel
- Helen Behan as Mrs. Kehoe
- Liadán Dunlea as Kathleen Furlong
- Agnes O'Casey as Sarah Furlong
- Mark McKenna as Ned
- Zara Devlin as Sarah
Here are some reviews for the films after its release in the US:
"I was so rapt, so caught up in this film, that I wasn't aware that it was going to be the ending until the screen faded to black." Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian
"understated drama that's miniature in scale but not ambition" James Mottram from Radio Times
"A tight-lipped Irish drama even more suffused with sadness than the log-line implies, and shouldered with hypnotic grace by a very special Cillian Murphy" Tim Robey from The Telegraph
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