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Overview

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6.5/10   4,993 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Nick Love (writer)
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Release Date:
2 September 2005 (UK) more
Tagline:
This firm will blow you away
Plot:
Set in the Thatcher era with the cool sounds of the 80's, THE BUSINESS is an action packed gangster flick set in Spain's sun drenched Costa Del crime... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Danny Dyer 'privileged' to play cop
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User Comments:
Classic British film more (76 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Danny Dyer ... Frankie

Tamer Hassan ... Charlie
Geoff Bell ... Sammy Brooks
Georgina Chapman ... Carly
Eddie Webber ... Ronnie
Dan Mead ... Danny
Linda Henry ... Shirley
Roland Manookian ... Sonny
Arturo Venegas ... Mayor
Camille Coduri ... Nora
Martin Marquez ... Pepe
Andy Linton ... Joe
Sally Watkins ... Mom
Eduardo Duro ... Carlos

Tracy Kirby ... Laura (as Tracey Kirby)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language and drug content, violence and some sexuality.
Runtime:
97 min
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The DVD features an alternate ending where Frankie meets Carly at the border. There she promptly tells the border guard where to find drugs in Frankie's car. more
Quotes:
Frankie: [Talking about Sammy] The geezer was so hard even his nightmares were scared of him. more
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References Pac-Man (1982) (VG) more
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Call Me more

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19 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
Classic British film, 7 September 2005
9/10
Author: scoobymarc from United Kingdom

If you think Scarface in Spain but with cockneys you're half way there! From the beginning its clear that this is a first rate British film. If your not hooked from the frantic opening then the 80s music will definitely get your attention! The film tells the story of Frankie, a Londoner with no prospects. After he kills his mothers abusive boyfriend he flees to Spain to lie low and so begins his new life. There he is taken in by Charlie, a club owner and local gangster. Frankies now living the high life, but with power comes greed and danger, and you could so easily lose it all...

There really is nothing to fault about this film. I was hooked from start to finish.

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