Summary
After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+26)
Critics 50Audiences 76GoodWatch 63
Metascore55
Tomatometer45%
Audience score87%
IMDb7.4
User score7.3
Letterboxd · 157 K ratings3.6/5
Box office
91%of its budget back
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it made back $4 M of the $5 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for crime movies
typical 106109Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2005
September 9, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
AymaraMade in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more25 people
- Elijah WoodMatt Buckner
- Charlie HunnamPete Dunham
- Claire ForlaniShannon Dunham
- Marc WarrenSteve Dunham
- Leo GregoryBovver
- Geoff BellTommy Hatcher
- Ross McCallDave Bjorno
- Henry GoodmanCarl Buckner
Rafe SpallSwill
Kieran BewIke- FPFrancis PopeNed
- CHChristopher HehirKeith
- TJTerence JayJeremy Van Holden
- DADavid AlexanderNigel
- OAOliver AllisonBen Dunham
- JAJames AllisonBen Dunham
- BBBen BrimsonTommy Hatcher's Son
Joel BeckettTerry- SCScott ChristieRicky
- DCDavid CarrClives
- JGJacob GaffneyTodd
Jamie KennaBig Marc
Johnny PalmieroGarry- PRPeter RnicI.C.F. Old Guard
Directing · 6
- Lexi Alexander Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Mark Egerton First Assistant Director
- Matthew Jensen Second Unit Director
- Lucy Egerton Third Assistant Director
- Catherine Allinson Script Supervisor
- Martin Sosa Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Dougie Brimson Screenplay
- Josh Shelov Screenplay
Production · 23
- Jon Favreau Executive Producer
- Paul Schiff Executive Producer
- Keith Evans Executive Producer
- Bill Allan Executive Producer
- Patrick Aluise Executive Producer
- Tom Hulme Executive Producer
Camera · 7
- John Hembrough Steadicam Operator
- David Fred Masselink Digital Imaging Technician
- Ron Nicholls Grip
- James Saligari Camera Operator
- Giles Keyte Still Photographer
- Nick Allsop Camera Trainee
Editing · 5
- Paul Trejo Editor
- Mato Color Timer
- Roger Fenton Assistant Editor
- Nicholas Sousa First Assistant Editor
- Adam Hawkey Digital Intermediate Colorist
Sound · 19
- Christopher Franke Original Music Composer
- Rick Hernandez Sound Designer
- William Dotson Supervising Sound Editor
- Shawn Kennelly Foley Mixer
- H. Scott Salinas Orchestrator
- Laura Macias Foley Artist
Art · 9
- Tom Brown Production Design
- Chris Drew Storyboard Artist
- Ricky Eyres Art Direction
- Philippa Broadhurst Art Department Assistant
- Christian McWilliams Location Scout
- Sara Wan Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- John Krausa Costume Design
- Lesley Lamont-Fisher Makeup Designer
- Shirley Nevin Costume Supervisor
- Jon Henry Gordon Hairstylist
- Charlotte Le Moignan Assistant Makeup Artist
- Nicky Barron Wardrobe Assistant
Visual Effects · 3
- Marlo Pabon Visual Effects Supervisor
- Joshua D. Comen Visual Effects Producer
- Derek Bird Digital Compositors
Lighting · 3
- Dan Fontaine Gaffer
- Steve Kitchen Best Boy Electric
- Wailoon Chung Electrician
Other crew · 13
- Pat E. Johnson Stunt Coordinator
- Nikki Berwick Stunt Double
- David Holmes Stunts
- Michael Byrch Stunts
- William Conacher Dialect Coach
- Bill Ridealgh Unit Medic
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