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Lucky Break

2001Movie1 h 47 min

45

MediocreGoodWatch score

45

MediocreGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

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Makes you laugh.

Not for scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 48Audiences 55GoodWatch 46
Tomatometer48%
Metascore48
IMDb6.2
Audience score48%
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for comedies, +7 min on the typical 100
typical 100107
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2001
August 24, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrime
Language
English
Original language
Made in
Germany
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesMild
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
22 of 22
Directing · 2
Peter Cattaneo Director, Producer
Liz Elizabeth West Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
Ronan Bennett Writer
Stephen Fry Book
Production · 7
Paul Webster Executive Producer
Hanno Huth Executive Producer
Barnaby Thompson Producer
Janey Fothergill Casting
Elinor Day Co-Producer
Lesley Stewart Co-Producer
Camera · 5
Alwin H. Küchler Director of Photography
Alastair Rae Steadicam Operator
Roger Tooley Steadicam Operator
Paul Chedlow Still Photographer
Peter Wignall Steadicam Operator
Editing · 2
David Gamble Editor
Joanna Garrard First Assistant Editor
Sound · 9
Anne Dudley Original Music Composer
Nick Adams Supervising Sound Editor
Liz Gallacher Music Supervisor
Tony Lewis Music Editor
Adrian Rhodes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sven Taits Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 5
Max Gottlieb Production Design
Mike Houseman Construction Manager
Neesh Ruben Set Decoration
Roger Phillips Title Designer
Andrew Munro Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
Ffion Elinor Costume Design
Veronica McAleer Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Marion Weise Costume Supervisor
Heather Millington Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 1
Jem Lovett Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
Steve Philps Gaffer
Other crew · 9
Andy Bradford Stunt Coordinator
Richard Bradshaw Stunts
Charles Jarman Stunt Double
Andy Merchant Stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar Stunts
Gary Connery Stunts

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