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The Order
2024 116 min United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada R 18+
★7.2
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Justin Kurzel
📖 Based on the novel
«The Silent Brotherhood»
byGary Gerhardt
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Description
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
Budget:
$20M
US Gross:
$2.01M
Worldwide:
$1.97M
Starring
Jude Law
Actor
Nicholas Hoult
Actor
Tye Sheridan
Actor
Awards
Venice Film Festival 2024
— Golden Lion
Key opinion
The Order is a moody, atmospherically dense thriller that chronicles the rise of a 1980s white supremacist group with professional craft. While many critics praise the strong performances and technical direction, others find the narrative thin, criticizing the film for lacking substantive ideological depth and failing to fully flesh out its characters' motivations.
| Acting | Jude Law anchors the film with a performance characterized by restrained intensity and magnetic screen presence. | |
| Direction | Justin Kurzel establishes a consistent, oppressive, and brooding atmosphere through crisp cinematography and evocative, still-frame shots. | |
| Pacing | The film's deliberate, slow-burn tempo rewards viewers seeking a meditative examination of morality, while others find it sluggish and lacking in dramatic momentum. | |
| Acting | Nicholas Hoult's portrayal of the extremist leader is divisive, with some finding him convincingly layered and others viewing the performance as lacking the necessary menace or ideological depth. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is widely criticized for failing to provide sufficient narrative depth or clear justifications for the characters' extremist motivations. |