Overview
A hip hop revolution unfolds in the heart of Belfast, where music becomes a lifeline for the lost.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- raucous
- witty
- irreverent
- music movie night
- irish culture night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an energetic, politically substantive, and crowd-pleasing music biopic with vivid color, strong music, and anarchic humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The trio rap in Irish and become associated with a movement to protect and legalize the language.
The film dramatizes the origins of the real Kneecap trio while embracing semi-fictional, unruly storytelling.
Colorful cinematography, hip-hop tracks, and frenetic presentation give the musicians' rise a charged, immersive momentum.
Drug-fueled antics and irreverent jokes coexist with class issues, civil rights, and resistance to authorities.
Films like Kneecap, and why
Straight Outta Compton
music-driven biographical drama with rebellious performers, political identity, and exuberant humor
The Commitments
irreverent musician-centered comedy drama combining friendship, ambition, and live-performance energy
24 Hour Party People
raucous music biopic with class anger, countercultural defiance, and a charismatic ensemble
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
politically charged Irish-language drama with cultural resistance and youthful outsider protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Rich Peppiatt
- Release Date
- 2024-08-02
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (312)
Cast
- Móglaí Bap
- Mo Chara
- DJ Próvaí
- Josie Walker
- Fionnuala Flaherty
- Jessica Reynolds
- Adam Best
- Simone Kirby
- Michael Fassbender
- Matthew Sharpe
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV
- 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 Kneecap about?
- A raucous Irish-language music biopic follows three Belfast outsiders who turn hip hop, profanity, and cultural defiance into a movement.
- What is Kneecap like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kneecap as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kneecap violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Kneecap as mild.
- What did critics think of Kneecap?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an energetic, politically substantive, and crowd-pleasing music biopic with vivid color, strong music, and anarchic humor.
- Which films are like Kneecap?
- Films with a similar feel include Straight Outta Compton, The Commitments, 24 Hour Party People, and The Wind That Shakes the Barley.
- How long is Kneecap?
- Kneecap runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kneecap?
- In United States, Kneecap streams on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV.
