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Hooligans

  • 2005
  • K-15
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
157K
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Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, and Geoff Bell in Hooligans (2005)
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A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.

  • Director
    • Lexi Alexander
  • Writers
    • Lexi Alexander
    • Dougie Brimson
    • Josh Shelov
  • Stars
    • Elijah Wood
    • Charlie Hunnam
    • Claire Forlani
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    157K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,242
    413
    • Director
      • Lexi Alexander
    • Writers
      • Lexi Alexander
      • Dougie Brimson
      • Josh Shelov
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • Charlie Hunnam
      • Claire Forlani
    • 429User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins

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    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Matt Buckner
    Charlie Hunnam
    Charlie Hunnam
    • Pete Dunham
    Claire Forlani
    Claire Forlani
    • Shannon Dunham
    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Steve Dunham
    Leo Gregory
    Leo Gregory
    • Bovver
    Geoff Bell
    Geoff Bell
    • Tommy Hatcher
    Kieran Bew
    Kieran Bew
    • Ike
    Henry Goodman
    Henry Goodman
    • Carl Buckner
    Christopher Hehir
    • Keith
    Terence Jay
    • Jeremy Van Holden
    Ross McCall
    Ross McCall
    • Dave
    Francis Pope
    • Ned
    Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    • Swill
    David Alexander
    • Nigel
    Oliver Allison
    • Ben Dunham
    James Allison
    • Ben Dunham
    Joel Beckett
    • Terry
    Andrew Blair
    • Announcer
    • Director
      • Lexi Alexander
    • Writers
      • Lexi Alexander
      • Dougie Brimson
      • Josh Shelov
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      To research his role, Charlie Hunnam met with real members of the ICF (the Inter City Firm, the name given to West Ham's former hardcore firm of football hooligans).
    • Goofs
      During the first bar scene when Bovver is shown standing on a table singing their West Ham song, he is clearly shown drenched in beer as they throw it everywhere. The next scene is shown in the bathroom with Bovver and Matt and his sweater is completely dry and shows no signs of the beer throwing.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Matt Buckner: [singing] I'm forever blowing bubbles / Pretty bubbles in the air / They fly so high / They reach the sky / And like my dreams they fade and die / Fortune's always hiding, I've looked everywhere / I'm forever blowing bubbles, pretty bubbles in the air. / United! United!

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Gang Fights (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Only When I Laugh
      Written by [Renaissance)

    User reviews429

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    8/10
    Authentic, Absorbing and Exciting
    This is the best new movie of any genre that I've seen in many months.

    The film really drew me into its world of neighborhood pubs, football supporters, and the dirt-in-the-cracks reality of London. The violence is believable, realistic, graphic, and frightening. As are the consequences of that violence. This film does not glorify hooliganism, it portrays it honestly.

    Hooligans doesn't preach about mob mentality, or strength in numbers, rather it gives credit to the strength in the individual that lives up to his commitment to his friends though he may suffer because of it. (That's the best way I could word it without including a spoiler.)
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    • Mar 17, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Green Street Hooligans
    • Filming locations
      • Braemar Road, Brentford, Greater London, England, UK(Pete takes Matt here before his first football match)
    • Production companies
      • Baker Street
      • Madison Wells
      • Yank Film Finance
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $346,830
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $48,760
      • Sep 11, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,814,717
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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