Directed by:
John CrowleyScreenplay:
Nick HornbyCinematography:
Yves BélangerComposer:
Michael BrookCast:
Saoirse Ronan, Brid Brennan, Fiona Glascott, Eileen O'Higgins, Peter Campion, Eva Birthistle, Julie Walters, Emily Bett Rickards, Domhnall Gleeson (more)VOD (4)
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When Eilis is given a chance to emigrate to New York she jumps at the chance for a better life, even if it means leaving her family and home. Desperately homesick at first, Eilis soon finds romance in Brooklyn, but when a family emergency forces her back to Ireland, she finds herself torn between her personal freedom and her family responsibilities. (BBC)
(more)Cast
![Saoirse Ronan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/577/162577428_756d0e.png)
Saoirse Ronan
USA
Best movies:
Loving Vincent (2017)
Atonement (2007)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Brid Brennan
UK
Best movies:
Excalibur (1981)
My Sailor, My Love (2022)
Felicia's Journey (1999)
![Fiona Glascott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/233/166233257_a40346.jpg)
Fiona Glascott
Ireland
Best movies:
The Long Firm (2004) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV movie)
![Eileen O'Higgins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/407/160407439_511e27.jpg)
Eileen O'Higgins
Best movies:
Nowhere Special (2020)
Brooklyn (2015)
Enid (2009) (TV movie)
Peter Campion
Best movies:
Sing Street (2016)
Brooklyn (2015)
Dating Amber (2020)
![Eva Birthistle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/108/163108647_af016b.jpg)
Eva Birthistle
Ireland
Best movies:
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
![Julie Walters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544389_3cd1b9.jpg)
Julie Walters
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Billy Elliot (2000)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Emily Bett Rickards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443565_ee136b.jpg)
Emily Bett Rickards
Canada
Best movies:
Brooklyn (2015)
Vixen: The Movie (2017)
Autumn and the Black Jaguar (2024)
![Domhnall Gleeson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/303/162303693_d02341.jpg)
Domhnall Gleeson
Ireland
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
About Time (2013)
The Revenant (2015)
![Nora-Jane Noone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275925_1496e0.jpg)
Nora-Jane Noone
Ireland
Best movies:
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
My Sailor, My Love (2022)
Brooklyn (2015)
![Jessica Paré](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040971_a1126a.jpg)
Jessica Paré
Canada
Best movies:
Napoléon (2002) (series)
Wicker Park (2004)
Brooklyn (2015)
![Jim Broadbent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428575_19c073.png)
Jim Broadbent
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
![Alain Goulem](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279207_e220a7.jpg)
Alain Goulem
Canada
Best movies:
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Silent Night (2002) (TV movie)
![Jenn Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218388_2eeb4f.jpg)
Jenn Murray
UK
Best movies:
Testament of Youth (2014)
Brooklyn (2015)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
![Emory Cohen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/817/157817109_a2036b.png)
Emory Cohen
USA
Best movies:
Shot Caller (2017)
The Bikeriders (2023)
Brooklyn (2015)
![Paulino Nunes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/897/161897008_04e4d6.jpg)
Paulino Nunes
Portugal
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002) (TV movie)
Brooklyn (2015)
![Michael Zegen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/113/163113390_135075.jpg)
Michael Zegen
USA
Best movies:
Frances Ha (2012)
Brooklyn (2015)
Taking Woodstock (2009)
Denis Conway
Ireland
Best movies:
Michael Collins (1996)
Yesterday's Children (2000) (TV movie)
Brooklyn (2015)
![Gary Lydon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156430_7fd836.jpg)
Gary Lydon
UK
Best movies:
Sinners (2002) (TV movie)
Michael Collins (1996)
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999) (TV movie)
![Eve Macklin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443569_cf780a.jpg)
Eve Macklin
Best movies:
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) (theatrical recording)
Wrath of Man (2021)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)