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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 1,101 1970s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
460 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken LoachDirector
- Ken LoachScreenplay
- Tony GarnettScreenplay
- John CameronOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David BradleyBilly
- Freddie FletcherJud
- Lynne PerrieMrs. Casper
- Colin WellandMr. Farthing
- Brian GloverMr. Sugden
- Bob BowesMr. Gryce
- Bernard AthaYouth Employment Officer
- Laurence BouldCast
- Joey KayePub Comic
- Ted CarrollCast
- Robert NaylorMacDowell
- Agnes DrumgoonCast
Stills
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Themes
small towngreat britainnorthern englandsibling relationshipbased on novel or booksingle parentenglandfalcondysfunctional familycoming of ageyorkshiresibling rivalry
The Best Movies of 1970
Kes is #4 of 60
