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Set Fire to the Stars · LeviOsa

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2014·15

Set Fire to the Stars

Never Meet Your Heroes

DramaHistory1h 37m

🍅57%

🍅

57%

Tomatometer

🍿

40%

Popcornmeter

5.6

TMDB

Storyline

An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.

Trailers

Set Fire to the Stars trailer thumbnail

Set Fire To The Stars Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Elijah Wood Movie HD

Details

DirectorAndy Goddard

ReleasedNov 7, 2014

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide15GB

Studios

Mad as BirdsMasnomis

Cast

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

John M. Brinnin

Celyn Jones

Celyn Jones

Dylan Thomas

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly

Caitlin

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Jack

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Shirley

Kevin Eldon

Kevin Eldon

Stanley

Andrew Bicknell

Andrew Bicknell

Adam Gillen

Adam Gillen

Nicola Duffett

Nicola Duffett

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Ken Drury

Ken Drury

Maimie McCoy

Maimie McCoy

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Strand Releasing Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Set Fire to the Stars doesn't quite do justice to its legendary real-life protagonist, but thanks to Celyn Jones' spirited performance, it occasionally comes close.”

57% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

G

Gary Goldstein

RTLos Angeles TimesJun 18, 2015

Gorgeous, evocative and well performed ...

J

Joe McGovern

RTEntertainment WeeklyJun 13, 2015

The film wallows too much in its subject's glumness, but it comes alive whenever TV actor and co-writer Celyn Jones, whose only previous film credit is 2005's Lassie, plays Thomas as a big shaggy dog.

O

Odie Henderson

RTRogerEbert.comJun 12, 2015

As tedious as "Set Fire to the Stars" gets, it remains watchable courtesy of the stunning black and white cinematography by Chris Seager.

C

Cameron Ward

RTOne Room With A ViewJun 15, 2019

Summoning performances that saturate the screen, and dialogue that does just as much, Set Fire to the Stars proves to be as ambiguously affecting as its tortured source.

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Information

Title

Set Fire to the Stars

Released

Nov 7, 2014

Rated

15

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Status

Released

Studios

Mad as Birds, Masnomis

The Young One