Steve review: Cillian Murphy leads darkly funny drama about education and redemption

Cillian Murphy stars as a frazzled headteacher in Steve, a tense drama blending dark humour with raw realism and fragile hope
Steve review: Cillian Murphy leads darkly funny drama about education and redemption

Cillian Murphy as Steve. Picture: Robert Viglasky/Neflix.

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 - 10:00
Declan Burke

★★★★★

Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. Or so the old saying goes. 

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