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Summary
When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 71Audiences 76GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer72%
Metascore69
Audience score83%
Letterboxd · 99 K ratings3.8/5
User score7.3
IMDb7.2
Box office
7.9×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $20 M
Worldwide it earned $17 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −13 min on the typical 106
typical 10693Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 19 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
+9Released
1994
December 22, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
CrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more26 people
- Ewan McGregorAlex Law
- Christopher EcclestonDavid Stephens
- Kerry FoxJuliet Miller
- Ken StottDetective Inspector McCall
- Keith AllenHugo
- Colin McCredieCameron
- Peter MullanAndy
- Gary LewisVisitor
- FLFrances LowDoctor
- RDRobert David MacDonaldLumsden
Tony CurranTravel Agent
John HodgeDC Mitchell- LOLeonard O'MalleyTim
- VNVictoria NairnVisitor
- JMJean Marie CoffeyGoth
- DSDavid ScoularCash Machine Victim
- GGGrant GlendinningBath Victim
Victor EadieFreezer Victim- BDBill DenistounMaster of Ceremonies
John BettBrian McKinley- ECElspeth CameronElderly Woman
Billy RiddochNewspaper Editor- KBKenneth BryansPolice Officer
- PDPaul DoonanNewspaper Office Boy
Directing · 5
- Danny Boyle Director
- Stephen Docherty Third Assistant Director
- Ian Madden First Assistant Director
- Alison Goring Second Assistant Director
- Anne Coulter Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- John Hodge Screenplay
Production · 8
- Allan Scott Executive Producer
- Andrew Macdonald Producer
- Sarah Trevis Casting
- Saul Metzstein Production Runner
- Fran Robertson Location Manager
- Sara Barr Production Manager
Camera · 7
- Brian Tufano Director of Photography
- Egon Stephan Jr. First Assistant Camera
- Lewis Buchan Camera Loader
- Paul Gavin Epk Camera Operator
- Nigel Robertson Still Photographer
- Dominic Turner Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Masahiro Hirakubo Editor
- Anuree De Silva First Assistant Editor
Sound · 9
- Simon Boswell Original Music Composer
- Colin Nicolson Sound Mixer
- Brian Saunders Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Nigel Galt Sound Editor
- Paul Conway Sound Editor
- Ray Merrin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 9
- Kave Quinn Production Design
- Karen Wakefield Set Decoration
- Iain Macaulay Art Department Assistant
- Tracey Gallacher Assistant Art Director
- Gordon Fitzgerald Property Master
- Zoe MacLeod Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Kate Carin Costume Design
- Graham Johnston Makeup Designer
- Carmel Jackson Makeup Artist
- John Norster Wardrobe Supervisor
- Grant Mason Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lighting · 4
- Derrick Ritchie Genetator Operator
- Willie Cadden Gaffer
- Mark Ritchie Best Boy Electrician
- Arthur Donnelly Electrician
Other crew · 7
- Clive Curtis Stunt Coordinator
- Niki Longmuir Floor Runner
- Stephen Barker Post Production Supervisor
- Stuart Clarke Scenic Artist
- Peter Knotts Carpenter
- Richard Hassall Carpenter
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