'' Brooklyn '' received a standing ovation following its premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival . On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 97 % based on 256 reviews , with an average rating of 8.4 / 10 . The site 's critical consensus reads , " '' Brooklyn '' buttresses outstanding performances from Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen with a rich period drama that tugs at the heartstrings as deftly as it satisfies the mind . " On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 , based on 45 critics , indicating " universal acclaim . " Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film an overall positive score of 92 % and over 80 % said they would " definitely recommend " it
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
Brooklyn (film)