If you loved My Name Is Joe, try I, Daniel Blake

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Ken Loach, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to My Name Is Joe, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What I, Daniel Blake is

Newcastle, a bleak winter morning, a hammer lies still. A worn benefits office, a single mother and a injured carpenter wait. Ken Loach shines a light on the system.

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