Overview
A heartfelt journey of redemption and unexpected camaraderie unfolds over a shared love for whiskey.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- bittersweet
- witty
- warm
- lazy sunday
- socially conscious movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a humane, funny, socially conscious comedy-drama, while noting its conventional feel-good structure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Robbie and his community-service companions use specialized whisky knowledge to imagine a future beyond criminal records and unemployment.
The group’s inability to find work because of criminal records anchors the film’s humor and conflict in structural disadvantage.
The whisky operation functions as a heist while also offering Robbie and his friends a possible escape from recidivism.
Robbie’s first meeting with newborn Luke motivates his vow not to reproduce the tragic life he has experienced.
Films like The Angels' Share, and why
Brassed Off
socially conscious british comedy-drama centered on friendship, class, and personal redemption
The Full Monty
warmly comic working-class ensemble drama about marginalization and renewed purpose
I, Daniel Blake
ken loach social realism balancing economic hardship with humor and humane character development
The Italian Job
crime comedy combining an improvised scheme with affectionate ensemble dynamics and moral transformation
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Release Date
- 2012-06-01
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (638)
Cast
- Paul Brannigan
- Siobhan Reilly
- John Henshaw
- Gary Maitland
- William Ruane
- Jasmin Riggins
- Scott Dymond
- Scott Kyle
- Neil Leiper
- James Casey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Angels' Share about?
- A young Scottish father with a criminal past finds an unlikely path toward redemption through friendship, whisky, and an audacious heist.
- What is The Angels' Share like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Angels' Share as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Angels' Share violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Angels' Share as mild.
- What did critics think of The Angels' Share?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a humane, funny, socially conscious comedy-drama, while noting its conventional feel-good structure.
- Which films are like The Angels' Share?
- Films with a similar feel include Brassed Off, The Full Monty, I, Daniel Blake, and The Italian Job.
- How long is The Angels' Share?
- The Angels' Share runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Angels' Share?
- In United States, The Angels' Share streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
