Netflix's 'Peaky Blinders' Movie: First Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Revealed

Adorned in Oscar glory, Cillian Murphy returns to the beloved Peaky Blinders screen as beloved – and feared – character Tommy Shelby. Following the wild success of the Netflix series, creator Steven Knight fought for one final chapter for the Peaky Blinders in a new film that features a limited release on March 6 before hitting Netflix on March 20.

"Birmingham, 1940. Amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons, and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground. By order of the Peaky Blinders…" reads a synopsis of the new film.

Alongside Murphy, the cast also includes newcomers Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan, and Tim Roth who join a stacked returning cast including Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby, Stephen Graham, Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong, Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs, and Ian Peck as Curly.

First Reviews for 'Peaky Blinder' Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

While the film doesn't hit Netflix until March 20, the first reviews for the new movie reveal a glowing report. After 24 reviews published to Rotten Tomatoes, the movie sits at 92% which puts it on pace with many of the show's best seasons.

The first season of the show debuted to an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes before Seasons 2 and 3 delivered perfect 100% ratings ahead of a drop off in Season 4 at 89%. Season 5 dropped just a bit more to 86% before the show's final season racked up another perfect 100% rating from critics.

Origination of the Idea for 'Peaky Blinders' Series

In an "As Me Anything" series run by Reddit, Knight revealed how the show came into existence and where the idea for the show originated.

"Peaky Blinder stories were told to me when I was a kid. My mother was a bookies runner when she was nine years old, carrying a basket of washing down the street so gamblers could drop their illegal bets and coins in without the police knowing. She would arrive at the bookies house where there was a dog on a chain just the right length to let a kid squeeze past. The bookie would give her six pence," he revealed.

"My dad's uncles were called Sheldon and they were known as Peaky Blinders. Once my dad was sent to give them a message when he was a kid. He knocked a door and when it opened there was a wave of cigarette smoke and whisky fumes. Seven immaculately dressed men in peaked caps with blades were sat around a round table covered in coins and bank notes. They were drinking whisky out of jam jars."

Knight also revealed when when he was a child mothers would warn their misbehaved children, "you do that again the Peaky Blinders will get ya'."

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