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Harry Brown (2009)
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 30,456 users
Metascore:
55/100
Reviews: 185 user | 192 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice. Director:Daniel Barber |
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| Michael Caine | ... | ||
| Emily Mortimer | ... | ||
| Charlie Creed-Miles | ... |
D.S. Terry Hicock
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| David Bradley | ... | ||
| Iain Glen | ... | ||
| Sean Harris | ... | ||
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Ben Drew | ... | |
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Jack O'Connell | ... | |
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Jamie Downey | ... | |
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Lee Oakes | ... | |
| Joseph Gilgun | ... | ||
| Liam Cunningham | ... | ||
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Marva Alexander | ... |
Nurse #1
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Liz Daniels | ... | |
| Marvin Campbell | ... |
Neighbour
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Storyline
In England, retired marine Harry Brown spends his lonely life between the hospital, where his beloved wife Kath is terminally ill, and playing chess with his only friend Leonard Attwell in the Barge pub owned by Sid Rourke. After the death of Kath, Len tells his grieving friend that the local gang is harassing him and he is carrying an old bayonet for self-defense; the widower suggests him to go to the police. When Len is beaten, then stabbed to death in an underground passage, Inspector Alice Frampton and her partner Sergeant Terry Hicock are sent to investigate. They pay Harry a visit but don't have good news; the police have not found any other evidence, other than the bayonet, in order to arrest the hoodlums. This mean that should the case go to trial the gang would claim self-defense. Harry Brown sees that justice will not be granted and decides to take matters into his own hands. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Every man has a breaking point. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, drug use and sexual content See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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Budget:
$7,300,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,271,814 (UK) (15 November 2009) (351 Screens)Gross:
$1,818,681 (USA) (8 August 2010)Company Credits
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| Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)Sound Mix:
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2.35 : 1
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Man1: Do you want it, fella, huh?
Man2: Yeah.
Man1: Because you wanted this yesterday, brother. You wanna do this shit?
Man2: Let's go.
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Michael Caine saw a lot of himself in the character of Harry Brown, e.g. they're both combat veterans (Harry is a Marine who served in Northern Ireland, Caine served in the British Army during the Korean war), and Caine lived in the same area that Brown does. It was things like these that drew him to the film. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Harry Brown makes a reference to the abdominal wound of the gun dealer as probably involving his liver. The liver is in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, the bullet wound was in the left lower quadrant making this reference inaccurate. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Man1: Do you want it, fella, huh?
Man2: Yeah.
Man1: Because you wanted this yesterday, brother. You wanna do this shit?
Man2: Let's go.
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