Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- psychedelic
- grisly
- visceral
- late night horror viewing
- cult film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised its singular originality, visceral historical atmosphere, and bold psychedelic experimentation while acknowledging indulgent or amateurishly avant-garde excesses.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Magic mushrooms, hallucinations, hysteria, and occult forces transform an English Civil War field into an oneiric nightmare.
The English Civil War backdrop supports a cross-genre blend of historical drama, occult mysticism, and formal experimentation.
The overgrown field traps the fleeing men and gradually seems to generate the film's chaos and supernatural danger.
O'Neil compels the group to search for hidden treasure as greed, violence, and mystical forces destabilize them.
Films like A Field in England, and why
The Witch
shared folk horror, historical setting, occult menace, and psychologically destabilizing atmosphere
Mandy
shared psychedelic horror, formal experimentation, visceral discomfort, and countercultural intensity
Kill List
shared rural violence, grim historical drama, surreal menace, and abrasive British sensibility
Enter the Void
shared hallucination, spiritual dread, experimental structure, and descent into altered consciousness
Movie Details
- Director
- Ben Wheatley
- Release Date
- 2013-07-05
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (306)
Cast
- Reece Shearsmith
- Michael Smiley
- Richard Glover
- Peter Ferdinando
- Ryan Pope
- Julian Barratt
- Laura Obiols
- Sara Dee
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Field in England about?
- Fleeing soldiers stumble into a treacherous English field where forced treasure hunting, hallucinogens, and occult chaos dissolve reality.
- What is A Field in England like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Field in England as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Field in England violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in A Field in England as brutal.
- What did critics think of A Field in England?
- Critics broadly praised its singular originality, visceral historical atmosphere, and bold psychedelic experimentation while acknowledging indulgent or amateurishly avant-garde excesses.
- Which films are like A Field in England?
- Films with a similar feel include The Witch, Mandy, Kill List, and Enter the Void.
- How long is A Field in England?
- A Field in England runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Field in England?
- In United States, A Field in England streams on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel.
