Dead Man's Shoes

20042004
K-15K-15
1h 30m

7.6/10

A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.

7.6/10

52K

Director
- Shane Meadows
Writers
- Paddy Considine
- Shane Meadows
- Paul Fraser(additional material)
Stars

Top credits

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Awards
- 4 wins & 13 nominations total

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Trailer 1:46

Dead Man's Shoes

Neil Bell, Seamus O'Neill, Gary Stretch, and George Newton in Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

Neil Bell, Gary Stretch, Stuart Wolfenden, and Paul Sadot in Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

Paddy Considine and Toby Kebbell in Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

Tom Sizemore and Toby Kebbell in Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

With revenge etched in his mind, after the abuse of his autistic brother by the vicious local gang leader Sonny and his goons, Richard, a former paratrooper from British Army's Parachute Regiment, returns to his hometown of Matlock, Derbyshire. Now, no one is safe, and as army-trained Richard embarks on a bloody mission of meticulously planned carnage, one thing is certain: the grim avenging angel won't stop until justice is served. What is it like to walk in a dead man's shoes? —Nick Riganas

revenge torture army veteran anger brother brother relationship 95 more

Taglines
- He's in all of us.
Genres
Certificate
- K-15
Parents guide

Trivia
The end credits state the message "In memory of Martin Joseph Considine", this is Paddy Considine's father. Just before Martin died, he kept saying he wanted Paddy to work with Shane Meadows again.

Goofs
When Sonny, Soz and Herbie set off up the stairs with weapons to check for Richard's presence, they get to the top of the stairs in a different order than they started.

Quotes
[first lines]
Richard: [narrating] God will forgive them. He'll forgive them and allow them into Heaven. I can't live with that.

Connections
Featured in WhatCulture Originals: 9 Awesome Films That Never Got The Cult Following They Deserved (2021)

Soundtracks
Vessel in Vain
Written by Bill Callahan
Performed by Bill Callahan (as Smog)
(p) Domino Record Company
© Rough Trade Publishin

Top review

A great movie, well acted.

I really enjoyed this movie a great deal. From the start, knowing the synopsis in advance, caused the audience, myself included, to be on edge. The way it was filmed merely adding to that. The tension was high enough that one woman in the audience gasped when the speaker crackled!

The comic moments in the film was used skilfully to lighten the tone between violent and gripping drama (are you listening Oliver Stone). These funny moments are truly hilarious, but are themselves edgy.

My scale used when viewing a film is how long before I look at my watch. Well this one got 1 hour 15 minutes, a good score. Benchmarks - Open Water - 15 minutes, Hero - who needs a watch.

Go and see this film, you will not be disappointed.

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