Intermission

Name: Intermission
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2003-08-29
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Colin Farrell, Colm Meaney, Kelly Macdonald, Cillian Murphy, Brían F. O'Byrne

2003·Movie·R·105 min·★ 6.2(168)

Comedy Crime Drama More English titles

“Life is what happens in between.”

A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain of events affecting everyone in town.

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About Intermission

Intermission is a 2003 English-language comedy, crime and drama film directed by John Crowley. The cast is led by Colin Farrell, Colm Meaney, Kelly Macdonald. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel.

Intermission was produced by UK Film Council, Portman Film, and Brown Sauce Film Productions and made in Ireland and United Kingdom. It was released on August 29, 2003, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $5 million, it went on to gross $5 million worldwide.

Director: John Crowley
Writers: Mark O'Rowe
Release date: August 29, 2003
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Budget: $5 million
Box office: $5 million
Production: UK Film Council, Portman Film, Brown Sauce Film Productions

Intermission cast & crew

Intermission was directed by John Crowley and written by Mark O'Rowe.

The cast features Colin Farrell as Lehiff, Colm Meaney as Jerry Lynch, Kelly Macdonald as Deirdre, Cillian Murphy as John, Brían F. O'Byrne as Mick, and Shirley Henderson as Sally.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by John Murphy, cinematography is by Ryszard Lenczewski, and it was produced by Neil Jordan and Alan Moloney.

Is Intermission worth watching?

Intermission holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 168 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, crime, and drama, Intermission is worth a place on your watchlist.

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