# Bad Day for the Cut (2017)

> A solitary Irish farmer transforms his grief over his murdered mother into a grimly comic and increasingly violent hunt for revenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/289822

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
- Director: Chris Baugh
- Cast: Nigel O'Neill, Susan Lynch, Józef Pawłowski, Stuart Graham, Anna Próchniak, Ian McElhinney, David Pearse, Stella McCusker
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5653514/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, sardonic, tense, late night thriller viewing, revenge movie marathon

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