Quartile rating: 8/10 · 1 rating
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
Pride is a warm, funny, and genuinely moving film built on an extraordinary true story. The plot is beautifully structured, weaving together the unlikely alliance between London LGBT activists and a Welsh mining community with wit and emotional intelligence — the ensemble character work is outstanding and the acting uniformly excellent, with standout performances from Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, and Paddy Considine among many. The film's novelty is real: this specific historical conjunction of causes, its tone balancing comedy and political conviction, and its heartfelt community spirit give it a distinctive, unmistakable voice. Cinematography is functional and competent but unremarkable — a serviceable period staging without visual ambition. The ending is emotionally satisfying and lands the historical coda well, though it leans into crowd-pleasing uplift in a way that softens what came before slightly.