God's Creatures

Name: God's Creatures
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022-09-30
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Toni O'Rourke

2022·Movie·R·101 min·★ 6.1(95)

Drama More English titles

“A mother's love forsaken.”

In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community.

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United States	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom	BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema
Canada	Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Brazil	Adrenalina Pura Amazon channel, Adrenalina Pura Apple TV channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
Japan	U-NEXT	—

About God's Creatures

God's Creatures is a 2022 English-language drama film directed by Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis. The cast is led by Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy.

God's Creatures was produced by A24, BBC Film, and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and made in Ireland and United Kingdom. It was released on September 30, 2022, and carries a R certification.

Director: Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis
Writers: Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, Shane Crowley
Release date: September 30, 2022
OTT release: September 30, 2022
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Production: A24, BBC Film, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

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God's Creatures cast & crew

God's Creatures was directed by Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis and written by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly and Shane Crowley.

The cast features Emily Watson as Aileen O'Hara, Paul Mescal as Brian O'Hara, Aisling Franciosi as Sarah Murphy, Declan Conlon as Con O'Hara, Toni O'Rourke as Erin O'Hara, and Marion O'Dwyer as Mary Fitz.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Saunder Jurriaans, cinematography is by Chayse Irvin, and it was produced by Saela Davis and Richard Mansell.

Is God's Creatures worth watching?

God's Creatures holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 95 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, God's Creatures is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch God's Creatures

In United States, you can stream God's Creatures on Kanopy, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on September 30, 2022.

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