In Bruges (2008)

In Bruges rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.9/10· 490K votes

Rotten Tomatoes84%

Metacritic67%

TMDb7.501/10· 6K votes

With 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.9/10 on IMDb and 67/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About In Bruges

Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.

Cast of In Bruges

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  Colin Farrell

  as Ray

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  Brendan Gleeson

  as Ken

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  Ralph Fiennes

  as Harry

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  Clémence Poésy

  as Chloë

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  Thekla Reuten

  as Marie

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  Jordan Prentice

  as Jimmy

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  Elizabeth Berrington

  as Natalie

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  Jérémie Renier

  as Eirik

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  Mark Donovan

  as Overweight Man

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  Éric Godon

  as Yuri

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  Anna Madeley

  as Denise

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  Theo Stevenson

  as Boy in Church

In Bruges facts

Budget

$15M

Box office

$34.5M

Our take on In Bruges

Martin McDonagh's 2008 debut feature turns a hit man's downtime into bleak, brilliant comedy. Ray and Ken, two contract killers, are stashed in the medieval Belgian town of Bruges to await their next orders, and the enforced idleness leaves them room to brood over their last job. When the true nature of the mission surfaces, Ken finds it is nothing he expected. McDonagh blends caustic dialogue, sudden violence and unexpected pathos, using the storybook setting to explore guilt, conscience and the possibility of grace. It suits viewers who like crime stories laced with dark wit and moral weight, and anyone who values sharp writing and characters over conventional thrills.