I blink. I twitch. I jump. I click. I whistle. I shout.

I Swear

Name: I Swear
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2025-09-22
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan, Shirley Henderson, Scott Ellis Watson

British Cinema20252h 1mEnglishTop 90% of British Cinema budgets

73Standing

41st of 226 in British Cinema

Reported gross: 49
Return on budget: 81
Audience rating: 99
Momentum: 81

Out-grossed 49% of British Cinema releases with reported figures ($16M).
Returned 4.2× its budget, against an industry median of 1.7×.
Momentum in the 81st percentile.
Audience rating 8.3 from 594 votes, the 99th percentile.

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Cost: $4M
Took: $16M

Against a British Cinema median of 1.7×, so this one returned 2.5 times what a typical release there does.

The money says blockbuster. What do you say?

The picture

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

Released: 22 September 2025
Runtime: 2h 1m
Language: English
Industry: British Cinema

Top billedAll 22 credits

Made by

Director: Kirk Jones
Writer: Kirk Jones
Original Music Composer: Stephen Rennicks
Director of Photography: James Blann
Producer: Kirk Jones, Piers Tempest, Georgia Bayliff

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