What is I, Daniel Blake about?
A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
A carpenter and a single mother navigate a bleak welfare system with earnest, measured resolve.
Melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Paramount+, AMC+ and Kanopy (free).
I, Daniel Blake parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: some violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byKen Loach
StarringDave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, Dylan McKiernan, Kate Rutter, Sharon Percy
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I, Daniel Blake is on our Drama on Paramount+, AMC+ and Drama on AMC+ lists.
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