The British drama Midwinter Break, featuring acclaimed actors Lesley Manville (known for The Crown and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) and Ciarán Hinds (Game of Thrones), is now available to stream at home after playing in theaters.
You can now buy or rent the 2026 film online through platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV.
This film centers on a couple whose trip to Amsterdam coincides with difficulties in their relationship. But it’s not just a love story; it also deeply explores themes of faith and spirituality.
Critics generally had a positive view of Midwinter Break, giving it a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 49 reviews.
The Guardian awarded it a perfect five-star rating, highlighting the performances as deep, personal, and nuanced.
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Polly Findlay’s powerful and dynamic play explores the challenges of relationships and faith during middle age, and it avoids being overly sentimental.
According to the Irish Times, the acting is flawless. Hinds and Manville brilliantly portray a relationship built on shared, delicate insecurities. The performances suggest both characters are aware of, and accept, their evasiveness, understanding that honesty could destroy everything.
I just read a review in Variety about this new film, and they said it’s based on a novel from 2017 by Bernard MacLaverty. Apparently, the director, [Findlay], really let her actors shine. The reviewer thought the movie could have been pretty stiff, and sometimes it still is, but the actors managed to make it a really detailed and thoughtful performance – almost like a conversation between two people.
Punch Drunk Critics described the film as quietly beautiful, a movie that requires patience but richly rewards viewers with powerful performances and lasting emotional impact. It’s a film that stays with you even after it ends.
Midwinter Break is now available to buy and rent digitally from various online outlets.
The latest issue of Living Legends, a beautiful, full-colour 100-page tribute to Sir David Attenborough, is now available! You can find it at newsagents or purchase it online.
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2026-04-20 14:24