Beast
Be careful what you unleash
2018 | 107m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Pearce |
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| Writer: | Michael Pearce |
| Staring: |
| A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 18, 2018 |
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| Director: | Michael Pearce |
| Writer: | Michael Pearce |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | beach, birthday, island, nightmare, suspicion, pregnancy, serial killer, car accident, hunting, dark past, loner, sister sister relationship, isolated community |
| Production Companies | Film4 Productions, BFI, Stray Bear Productions, Agile Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jessie Buckley | Moll Huntford |
| Johnny Flynn | Pascal Renouf |
| Trystan Gravelle | Clifford |
| Geraldine James | Hilary Huntington |
| Oliver Maltman | Harrison |
| Tim Woodward | Fletcher |
| Hattie Gotobed | Jade |
| Shannon Tarbet | Polly |
| Morgan Best | Spencer |
| Charley Palmer Rothwell | Leigh Dutot |
| Russell Foot | Police Man 1 |
| Imogen De Ste Croix | Melissa |
| Joanna Croll | Sophie |
| James Thomson | Lionel |
| Russell MacLeod | Intruder 1 |
| Elizabeth Slater | Sleeping Girl |
| Tyrone Lopez | Nuno |
| Barry Aird | Stuart |
| Djalenga Scott | Waitress |
| Olwen Fouéré | Detective Theresa Kelly |
| Claire Rafferty | Television Reporter |
| Emily Taaffe | Tamara |
| Sam Dale | Priest |
| Lawrence Chay | Waiter |
| Richard Laing | News Reporter |
| Joshua Squire | Funeral Attendee and Night Club Dancer |
| Maria de Lima | Rita |
| Claire Ashton | Lady at Fete / Party Guest |
| Melissa Gotobed | Mourner and schoolgirl |
| Amanda Smith | Party Guest |
| Sian Fleet-Milne | Funeral lady |
| Alisha Tarran | Family Friend |
| Lance Hill | Police Officer |
| Lisa Jones | Night club dancer |
| Leona Clarke | Shopper |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Laura Ellis Cricks | Production Design |
| Candice Marchlewski | Set Decoration |
| Giles Barron | Second Assistant Director |
| Julie Harkin | Casting |
| Thalia Ecclestone | Art Direction |
| Greg McManus | Line Producer |
| Gunnar Óskarsson | Sound Designer |
| Maya Maffioli | Editor |
| Alice Caronna | First Assistant Director |
| Jo Thompson | Costume Designer |
| Michael Pearce | Director, Writer |
| Benjamin Kračun | Director of Photography |
| Jim Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Nadia Stacey | Hair Designer, Makeup Designer |
| Jessica Hooker | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ivana MacKinnon | Producer |
| Myles Payne | Executive Producer |
| Kristian Brodie | Producer |
| Sam Lavender | Executive Producer |
| David Staniland | Executive Producer |
| Lauren Dark | Producer |
| David Kosse | Executive Producer |
| Natascha Wharton | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Jessie Buckley pulls out all the stops here and offers us a really strong performance in what is otherwise a rather unremarkable thriller. She is "Moll" who lives a pretty unfulfilled life under the watchful gaze of her mother "Hilary" (Geraldine James). She hooks up with wide boy "Pascal" (Johnny F ... lynn - or Tom Burke?) whom many suspect to be behind a series of killings that have rocked their island community. Increasingly shunned by her family and friends, she finds herself embroiled in the police investigation led by "Harrison" (Oliver Maltman) - a man who is also keen on young "Moll" - and gradually she, like us, begins to doubt the probity of her boyfriend's dubious character. There is something fitting about the ending, but I am afraid I found the rest of this just a bit too procedural with the usual dose of familial discord failing to chime with me at all. Buckley stands out and James always brings a bit of gravitas when she is on screen, but the remainder left me underwhelmed and borderline disinterested. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but this really didn't do much for me at all. Sorry.