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The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten ... See full summary »
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Director:
Shane Meadows
Stars:
Thomas Turgoose,
Stephen Graham,
Jo Hartley
After local youth Abdel is beaten unconscious by police, a riot ensues on his estate during which a policeman loses his gun. The gun is found by Vinz who threatens he will kill a cop if Abdel dies.
Director:
Mathieu Kassovitz
Stars:
Vincent Cassel,
Hubert Koundé,
Saïd Taghmaoui
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Director:
Sergio Leone
Stars:
Robert De Niro,
James Woods,
Elizabeth McGovern
Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to root-out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . . Written by
Mark Harding <mah@imdb.com>
The plot of the film is loosely based on "Operation Full-Time", a Scotland Yard undercover operation which attempted to identify the leaders of West Ham United F.C.'s firm, the Inter City Firm (ICF). However, none of the real life officers suffered John's (Reece Dinsdale) fate in the film. See more »
Quotes
John:
You know me, yes you do. Honest John, milk monitor, prefect... Could've made head boy if I stayed on.
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Soundtracks
"Night Fever"
Written by The Bee Gees
Recording courtesy of Polydor
Published by Gibb Brothers Music/BMG
Music Publishing International Ltd. See more »
A solid, often gripping little movie, Id has never had anything like the wide release it deserves. Made for television but released cinematically in the UK, the film has overcome the sloppy and ignorant reviews of the time to become something of a small scale cult fave. The reasons are immediately apparant: the dialogue is excellent, the acting is superb (at least most of the time), and the raw direction by debutante Phil Davis gives it a gritty but always unique feel. The original score is very impressive too, only ever adding to the atmosphere. The "Taxi Driver" style plot U-turn midway through comes a little late in the day to have much impact, the narrative suffering a little from being pushed from thriller territory into dark character study so suddenly.
Nevertheless, a borderline great film, lacking in style and subtlety, but more than making up for it in all other departments.
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A solid, often gripping little movie, Id has never had anything like the wide release it deserves. Made for television but released cinematically in the UK, the film has overcome the sloppy and ignorant reviews of the time to become something of a small scale cult fave. The reasons are immediately apparant: the dialogue is excellent, the acting is superb (at least most of the time), and the raw direction by debutante Phil Davis gives it a gritty but always unique feel. The original score is very impressive too, only ever adding to the atmosphere. The "Taxi Driver" style plot U-turn midway through comes a little late in the day to have much impact, the narrative suffering a little from being pushed from thriller territory into dark character study so suddenly.
Nevertheless, a borderline great film, lacking in style and subtlety, but more than making up for it in all other departments.