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Critical response

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."

The BFI labelled as one of the best films released in 2015. Expands on the film’s ambiance and describes its dynamic feeling by saying “in some ways Brooklyn feels like a movie that’s not just about, but also from, a more innocent age.”. But, offers a different view by looking at the darker tones presented in the film, explaining “But this sidelining of harsher elements is perhaps only to be expected in a film that takes a conventional romantic set-up and, abetted by Michael Brook’s hauntingly melodic score, elevates it to a more intelligent dramatic level. Explores some of the social conversations that begun upon the films release; immigration and feminism’s status in modern society compared to the society in the time Brooklyn was set in. “Immigrant dramas traditionally tend to be male-led; but Brooklyn, despite Cohen’s break-out performance and the excellence of Gleeson, is female-led and all the stronger for it.”..

Empire review. Expands on the film’s genre and ambiance, saying “unashamedly romantic and achieved with a beautifully subtle, old-fashioned elegance, it’s a graceful coming-of-age tale ripe for awards”.

An interview conducted by Entertainment Tonight expanded on the theme of feminism in an interview with leading actress Saoirse Ronan.

Question: “Eilis runs up against being an independent woman in a time that it wasn’t so fashionable. Feminism was a different thing that it is now. What's your take on it all?”

Answer: “To see a character like her, set in that time and not have it be solely about men that are in her life, that's quite feminist in itself. Actuall, all the woman in this film are very independent and strong. I think feminism couldn't flourish then as much as it doe now. In a wat, it’s become sort of unpopular now for us to be treated as equal citizens. Some people treat feminism as taboo- and if they shave their armpits then they’re not feminist. To me, feminist is just that we’re equal to men.”.