... A quiet film. A whisper of a film, really. And its unassuming nature makes it all the more effective.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 10, 2023

The Quiet Girl unfurls gently... it seems so simple but leads only to possibilities, and one word – said twice – that will be engraved upon your heart.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 9, 2023

In a world of noise — and noisy, jumbled films — this story of found family speaks loudest when saying nothing.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 8, 2023

The story is simple; it’s the connection between an invisible girl and a woman who finally sees her that forms the backbone of this lovely, handmade film.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 3, 2023

As beautiful as it is devastating.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 3, 2023

Through heart-wrenching, nuanced and arresting performances by Clinch, Crowley and Bennett, The Quiet Girl technically lives up to its name, but speaks volumes about the transformative power of what it means to be loved.

| Mar 2, 2023

A genuine work of art by a genuinely empathetic artist, and one of the single most moving, heartfelt, and heartbreaking movies from any country in the last decade. That only sounds like hyperbole until you see it.

| Feb 25, 2023

The kind of quiet film that could easily get lost in a noisy season; lean in anyway, and listen.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 24, 2023

Finely framed by the cinematographer Kate McCullough, “The Quiet Girl” is an idyll, yet its placid surface is puckered by anxiety.

| Feb 24, 2023

Movies don’t come much more exquisitely heartbreaking than this.

| Feb 24, 2023

A stirring testament to what’s possible on a modest scale with a few well-chosen words. Set in 1981 rural Ireland, The Quiet Girl comes from Claire Keegan’s short story “Foster,” and it preserves much of the rhythm and concision of a good short story.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 23, 2023

The film works by stealth.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 23, 2023

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film that conveyed with such vividness and precision the helplessness of childhood.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 23, 2023

Without voiceover narration tying everything together, some scenes feel out of place, random, or offer little beyond aesthetics.

| Original Score: C+ | Feb 22, 2023

The Quiet Girl earns its most emotionally powerful scenes because of the way that it so gracefully convinces us that it wasn’t even building toward them in the first place.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 19, 2023

Made with sensitivity and care by first-time writer-director Colm Bairead, combines serene editing, quiet reserves of strength, and subdued performances that allow you to think and feel instead of just watch.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 16, 2023

I liked it, but it's too quiet... The film suffers from being a little careful not to touch all the sentimental buttons.

| Dec 20, 2022

Extremely lovely, gentle, and rewards your patience.

| Dec 20, 2022

Everything in this heartfelt tale is made with the deepest sincerity, and gently packed with soulful portrayals and lovely imagery.

| Dec 16, 2022

The director and his young star may work in hushed tones, but their talents sing out loudly.

| Dec 15, 2022