Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by Paddy Considine and starring Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell and Sally Carman.

In a drunken rage, widower Joseph kicks his dog Bluey to death, which he immediately regrets.

Joseph returns home and encounters his six-year-old neighbour Samuel outside while his mother is inside with her abusive boyfriend.

When he returns home that night, a violent altercation ensues, in which James knocks out and then rapes Hannah while she is barely conscious.

She initially feigns confusion but then breaks down, revealing that James had been brutally abusing her for a long time; he once sexually penetrated her with glass, leaving her unable to bear children.

He also admits that he had always admired her from afar, as she was the only person in town to smile at him and show him kindness, which is why he had approached her in the first place.

It depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical.

The film is set in an unspecified town in the North of England, although much of it was shot on location in residential areas of Leeds[3] and Wakefield, including Seacroft, Cross Gates, Eccup, Harehills and Alwoodley, and the accents of many of the main characters are drawn from a wide geographical area.

The film refers to the fictional Manners Estate as an area in the town where the more wealthy inhabitants reside.

Several other small roles were given to crew members, including the film's producer, Diarmid Scrimshaw, the film's make-up designer, Nadia Stacey, and the production coordinator, Samantha Milnes, who was featured in a photo as Joseph's late wife.

The critical consensus states: "Tyrannosaur is a brutal, frank, and ultimately rewarding story of violent men seeking far-off redemption.

[8] Kim Newman of Empire wrote the "character study is as gripping as any hardboiled thriller, delivering emotional content that'll stay with you for a long time", and gave it 4/5 stars.

[13] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, calling Peter Mullan's performance muscular and unrelenting.