A coming-of-age comedy. The directorial debut from the bespectacled co-star of The IT Crowd, Richard Ayoade, executive-produced by Ben Stiller,...
A coming-of-age comedy. The directorial debut from the bespectacled co-star of The IT Crowd, Richard Ayoade, executive-produced by Ben Stiller, and featuring a score by Arctic Monkey's frontman, Alex Turner.
Set in Swansea, Wales, 15-year-old Oliver (Craig Roberts) sees himself as a cool, literary genius. In reality he's socially inept and massively unpopular. Convinced that his father (Noah Taylor) is depressed and his mother (Sally Hawkins) is having an affair with her life coach (Paddy Considine), "a hippy-looking twonk", he embarks on a misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity – before he turns 16 – to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana (Yasmin Paige).
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88 %153 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
82 %25,776 reviewsAudience score rating
"Rises above the genre's tired, cookie-cutter competition."
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Variety
Variety"Smart and sly, funny and fourth-wall-breaking… but above all, an excruciatingly accurate coming-of-age."
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Total Film
Total Film"Submarine may not be epic cinema, but in a modest way, it’s close to perfection."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A coming-of-age tale full of wit and panache."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Coyly monotonous Welsh coming-of-age confection."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly"A perfect blend of cool, quirky comedy and warm-hearted drama."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Chronicles the emotional terrain and heartbreaking emotional intensity of adolescence with uncommon grace, humor, and understated power."
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A.V. Club
A.V. ClubSubmarine | Details
Award winner- Best Screenplay winner at the British Independent Film Awards 2011.
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- UK, USA
