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Welsh journalist Gareth Jones risks his life to expose the truth about the devastating famine in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. Read More Read Less

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Flawed yet fundamentally worthy, Mr. Jones peers into the past to tell a fact-based story that remains troublingly relevant today.

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

Though it's a shame that "Mr. Jones" is not more cohesive, the remarkable story of Gareth Jones retains its potency.

Jun 22, 2020

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

A disordered script cobbles this stirring indictment of Stalin's evil from director Agnieszka Holland. There are flashes of epic filmmaking, but the great movie that might have been remains frustratingly out of reach.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 20, 2020

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

A compelling watch throughout in spite of its rambling feel.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 19, 2020

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

Norton, Jones, and Sarsgaard are terrific in their parts, though only Norton grows from an idea into a person. The second half of the film, set in Ukraine, is magnificent in its sorrow.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 6, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Mr. Jones” feels like a neglected slice of history that’s finally being exposed.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Dan Bayer

Next Best Picture

A compelling narrative told in a mostly un-compelling way.

Rated: 6/10

May 13, 2022

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Lanfranco C The roots of evil. How everything began. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review Judy L Informative for me, a good dose of reality. A little difficult to follow, but non the less educational on Stalin. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Maik S True story about Gareth Jones, the journalist who (amongst others) witnessed and uncovered Stalin's famine in 1933. Obviously a dark and grim movie. And powerful. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Ben H See this movie. It is excellent and contains an extremely important message. Powerful people collude with other powerful people, and tell lies to the peasants. Gareth Jones worked tirelessly to expose the unbelievable evils of the Bolshevik Communists. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review Keith W I think the subject matter demands 5 stars. Orwell is the famous one but how many knew about the Welsh reporter Mr Jones? Totally convincing portrayal of the places and the period. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/06/23 Full Review Adrian S "Norton has good qualities. However the way they chose to film - uncolourful - almost dark - was a bit too much. Depiction of Ukraine familne was good. Princess Margaret was good - would have welcomed more on her story." from a lady viewer. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Agnieszka Holland Director James Norton Gareth Jones Vanessa Kirby Ada Brooks Peter Sarsgaard Walter Duranty Joseph Mawle George Orwell Krzysztof Pieczyński Maxim Litvinov

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Synopsis Welsh journalist Gareth Jones risks his life to expose the truth about the devastating famine in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.

Director: Agnieszka Holland
Producer: Andrea Chalupa, Stanislaw Dziedzic, Klaudia Śmieja
Screenwriter: Andrea Chalupa
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Film.ua, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Crab Apple Films, Ukrainian State Film Agency, Film Produkcja, SP, Kinorob, Studio Orka
Genre: History, Drama, Biography, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 58m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)