I, Daniel Blake (2016) Reviews & Ratings

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I, Daniel Blake reviews

I, Daniel Blake holds a 7.7/10 average from 1,576 TMDB ratings.

**A reminder that the society is made up of all kinds of people and some of them need gentle assistance.** There was an Oscar buzz for this. Many film experts thought it would sail through, but that did not happen. Now I saw it and I think it should have made into. If the priests' dirty secrets were recognised to condemn on such a big platform, then this film deserves as well. Because it reveals the cruelty against…
— Reno (8/10)

A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.

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