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High Heels and Low Lifes

  • 20012001
  • RR
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.6K
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POPULARITY
34,769
5,616
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
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A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for two million dollars.A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for two million dollars.A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for two million dollars.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
34,769
5,616
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Mel Smith
    • Writers
      • Kim Fuller(story)
      • Georgia Pritchett(story)
    • Stars
      • Kevin McNally
      • Minnie Driver
      • Mary McCormack
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mel Smith
    • Writers
      • Kim Fuller(story)
      • Georgia Pritchett(story)
    • Stars
      • Kevin McNally
      • Minnie Driver
      • Mary McCormack
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    High Heels and Low Lifes
    Trailer 0:31
    High Heels and Low Lifes

    Photos22

    Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    Len Collin and Kevin McNally in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    Len Collin and Danny Dyer in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    Michael Gambon in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    Kevin Eldon and Mark Williams in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, and Mel Smith in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
    High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)

    Top cast

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    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Mason
    Minnie Driver
    Minnie Driver
    • Shannon
    Mary McCormack
    Mary McCormack
    • Frances
    Mark Williams
    Mark Williams
    • Tremaine
    Danny Dyer
    Danny Dyer
    • Danny
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Kerrigan
    Darren Boyd
    Darren Boyd
    • Ray
    Simon Scardifield
    • Tony
    Len Collin
    • Barry
    Jane Partridge
    • Receptionist
    Jason Griffiths
    Jason Griffiths
    • Paramedic
    Ranjit Krishnamma
    Ranjit Krishnamma
    • Doctor
    Mark Meadows
    • Romantic actor
    Ben Walden
    Ben Walden
    • Bloodied actor
    Michael Attwell
    Michael Attwell
    • Duty Sergeant
    • (as Mike Attwell)
    Danny Babington
    Danny Babington
    • Suspect
    John Sessions
    John Sessions
    • Director
    Kevin Eldon
    Kevin Eldon
    • McGill
    • Director
      • Mel Smith
    • Writers
      • Kim Fuller(story) (screenplay)
      • Georgia Pritchett(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mel Smith: Pushing past Mason (Kevin McNally) at the train station while he is trying to explain to the ticket collector why he doesn't have a ticket.
    • Goofs
      When the metal case is tossed of the train, it punches a hole in the roof of the Mitsibishi Shogun. Later, when Frances is driving to the station, the hole is not visible.
    • Quotes

      Shannon: Wait. I just thought of something.

      Frances: What?

      Shannon: You're a woman.

      Frances: ...Yeah.

      Shannon: Guys like that won't take orders from women. They just pulled off a multi-million pound bank robbery and some woman rings them up asking for 300,000 pounds? I don't think they're gonna take you seriously.

      Frances: It's the 21st century. Women are doing every kind of job. We can do extortion.

      Shannon: What are you trying to do? Raise their consciousness or get the money?

      Frances: Ideally, both.

    • Crazy credits
      The producer would like to thank ... The Residents of Lower Kingswood (All that gunfire) ...
    • Connections
      References Mission: Impossible (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Disco Inferno
      Written by Leroy Green and Ron Kersey

      Performed by The Trammps

    User reviews45

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    Top review
    Thin but entertaining.
    If this was a film about two guys, it would seem silly, stupid and highly improbable. For that matter, it would be hard to believe if both of the women were Americans, and the setting was New York or Los Angeles. But the setting is Britain, and although one of the women is American, the other is more conventionally English. The mix makes for enough reasonable doubt that the story seems at least imaginable. Otherwise, plots in which two women are the central characters in a send-up of gangster films are rare, and this one is treated intelligently. The two women are smart and quick witted. In contrast, the bad guys are not just goof balls, like the title would seem to imply. They are creepy and dangerous, and the two gals soon find themselves in over their heads. The tension sometimes approaches real drama, but it is ultimately a comedy,. It is well worth watching, although the ending may seem a bit abrupt. The two ladies have minds of their own and some great lines to say.
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    • Mar 18, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • BlackMail
    • Filming locations
      • Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Fragile Films
      • High Heels Productions Limited
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $228,194
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $113,512
      • Oct 28, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,340,411
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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