Brooklyn

BrooklynMovie · 2015

CastSaoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent
DirectorJohn Crowley
GenreDrama, History, Romance

Brooklyn

Why we love it ❤️

If you live for a good love triangle where choosing is *actually* hard, then this 1950s period piece is your vibe. Eilis's journey of finding herself while navigating two gorgeous guys, Tony (Emory Cohen) and Jim (Domhnall Gleeson), and two whole continents is peak bittersweet romance. Seriously, the tension of her choosing will have you yelling at the screen. Get ready to feel things, because this one delivers all the feels.

What is Brooklyn about?

Eilis Lacey, a young Irish woman in the 1950s, leaves her small hometown for the bustling promise of Brooklyn, New York. Initially grappling with homesickness and culture shock, she slowly builds a new life for herself, finds work, and falls in love with a charming Italian-American man named Tony. However, a family tragedy calls her back to Ireland, where she reconnects with her past and finds herself torn between her new life and a potential future with another man, Jim Farrell. This film beautifully portrays her coming-of-age journey as she navigates love, loss, and the complex pull between two countries.