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Breakfast on Pluto, 2005

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson

Directed by: Neil Jordan

Written by: Neil Jordan

Language: English

Country: Ireland, UK

Runtime: 128 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.2

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Breakfast on Pluto can be described as bittersweet, stylized, and sentimental. The plot revolves around transvestism, the human spirit, and self discovery. The main genres are drama, comedy, and period. In terms of style, Breakfast on Pluto is surreal and campy humor. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. Breakfast on Pluto is located in Ireland and England. It takes place in the 1960s. The soundtrack is rock. Breakfast on Pluto is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner.

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Reuniting with writer Patrick McCabe, who co-scripted his acclaimed 1997 film THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan delivers another entertaining spectacle of a motion picture. Set in the United Kingdom during the tumultuous 1960s and ‘70s, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO tells the story of Patrick "Kitten" Braden (an electrifying Cillian Murphy), an orphan from a small Irish town who dreams of escaping his drab surroundings. Though his orphan status is enough to make him an outsider, Patrick's gleeful decision to become the cross-dressing Androgynous Kitten sends him into the outside world for good. He ends up at the trailer home of traveling musician Billy Rock (Gavin Friday), who is hiding weapons used by the IRA in a series of vicious attacks. After an unexpected tragedy, Kitten says farewell to Ireland and heads for the glamorous, rough-and-tumble streets of London, where she faces hatred and hardship in equal measure. Through it all, Kitten somehow retains her unwavering spirit, teaching a valuable lesson about staying hopeful and optimistic in the face of harsh degradation.

Murphy's portrayal of the fiercely flamboyant Kitten is a sight to behold. Beautiful as a man, Murphy's appearance takes on an even more ethereal glow as a woman. Adding greater weight to the proceedings are the performances from Jordan regulars Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea, as well as Ruth Negga, Laurence Kinlan, and real-life musician Friday. Filled with a staggering amount of great pop songs from that legendary era, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO is an inspiring ode to individual human spirit.

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Language:	English
Country:	Ireland, UK
Release date:	3 September 2005
Runtime:	128 min

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Cillian Murphy

as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden

Liam Neeson

as Father Liam

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TV Guide

Jordan and McCabe's real triumph here, however, is the tenderness with which they imbues "Kitten," and the astonishing grace with which the extraordinary Murphy pulls it off. Full Review

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by: Ken Fox

Rolling Stone

In substance and style, the movie is more than a few tears short of Jordan's "The Crying Game." But Murphy is an actor to watch. Even in heels. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

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Sorry. I just didn't get this. Seriously, I didn't understand what was happening. Read and rate it

20.March.2009
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by: sethdellinger
sethdellinger rated this movie0/10

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