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Recklessly assembled and occasionally compelling in spite of itself, A Field in England showcases a singularly brilliant voice in British cinema. Read critic reviews

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Two men capture a small group of deserters during England's civil war. After the captives ingest some wild mushrooms, they fall victim to the powerful energies of a mystical field.
  • Genre:
    history, mystery and thriller, drama, horror
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ben Wheatley
  • Producer:
    Claire Jones, Andy Starke, Andy Kelly
  • Writer:
    Amy Jump
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $30.7K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Film4, Rook Films

Cast & Crew

Michael Smiley
O'Neil
Reece Shearsmith
Whitehead
Peter Ferdinando
Jacob
Richard Glover
Friend
Ryan Pope
Cutler
Sara Dee
Voice of the Field
Voice
Julian Barratt
Trower
Ben Wheatley
Director
Amy Jump
Writer
Claire Jones
Producer
Andy Starke
Producer
Anna Higgs
Executive Producer
Laurie Rose
Cinematographer
Amy Jump
Film Editor
Ben Wheatley
Film Editor
Andy Kelly
Producer
Emma Fryer
Costume Designer
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Critic Reviews for A Field in England

All Critics (72) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (10)

  • Laurie Rose, Wheatley's regular DP, brings to the film the same charged feel for landscape he so potently demonstrated in Sightseers.

    April 4, 2018 | Full Review…

    Philip Kemp

    Sight & Sound

  • Hallucinogenic black-and-white visuals, eerie sounds, sporadic splatter and potentially insufferable philosophising are blessedly leavened with earthy humour. Think Tarkovsky's Stalker meets Monty Python's Holy Grail.

    September 5, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

    metro.co.uk

  • It's the English Civil War on magic mushrooms!

    March 14, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Liam Lacey

    Globe and Mail

  • A Field In England is mad monochrome mayhem that's utterly hypnotic.

    March 13, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
    Toronto Star

  • It's about shifting power games, mostly, and suggests a period film made by Samuel Beckett in one of his more playful moods.

    March 6, 2014 | Full Review…

    Ty Burr

    Boston Globe

  • It's dementia for its own sake, an empty head-trip.

    February 13, 2014 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
    Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Audience Reviews for A Field in England

  • Jul 12, 2016
    Four men walk over a field in 17th century England, in black and white. What follows is weirdness. While some frames are really beautifully filmed, other parts are so trippy you think you're in a music video. Even though it's no long film, it sometimes feels like it, and yet there is an odd fascination for what's going on up until the bloody finale. You're left to make up your own mind about what all the fuzz was all about. The beautiful end credits song makes you think you've seen a much better film than it actually is. File under: artsy fartsy or What the hell did I just watch?
    Jens S Super Reviewer
  • Sep 28, 2015
    Sometimes, weird is its own reward.
    Gimly M Super Reviewer
  • Jun 15, 2015
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail MEETS Game of Thrones MEETS Bergman's Persona MEETS that film by von Trier about the planet swallowing the earth, I forget the name. And it's quite amusing. For once, English prurience has its place.
    . . Super Reviewer
  • Feb 23, 2014
    This film was just to surreal for me, especially after 'Sightseers'. The whole thing looks beautiful and I applaud the film-making skill but it asked too much of me as an audience member and I wasn't in the mood to follow where it led.
    David S Super Reviewer
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