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Bronson

  • 20082008
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  • 1h 32m
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Tom Hardy in Bronson (2008)
Actor Tom Hardy, known for his larger-than-life performances in 'Bronson,' 'The Dark Knight Rises,' and 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' reprises his role of Eddie Brock/Venom in 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage.' "No Small Parts" takes a look at his fascinating journey through film and television.
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A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted b... Read allA young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.
IMDb RATING
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131K
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POPULARITY
2,363
82
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    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Brock Norman Brock(screenplay)
      • Nicolas Winding Refn(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tom Hardy
      • Kelly Adams
      • Luing Andrews
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    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Brock Norman Brock(screenplay)
      • Nicolas Winding Refn(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tom Hardy
      • Kelly Adams
      • Luing Andrews
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    • 225User reviews
    • 229Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations

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    • Charles Bronson…
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    • Hysterical Screw
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    • Julie
    Gordon Brown
    • Screw
    Amanda Burton
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    • Charlie's Mum
    Mark Devenport
    • Nurse 1
    • (as Mark Davenport)
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    • Charlie's Dad
    Jon House
    • Webber
    Matt King
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    • Paul Daniels
    James Lance
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    • Phil
    Holly Lucas
    • Young Man
    Juliet Oldfield
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    • Alison
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    Mark Powley
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    • Andy Love…
    Hugh Ross
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    • Uncle Jack
    Andrew St. John
    • Workshop Supervisor
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Brock Norman Brock(screenplay)
      • Nicolas Winding Refn(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Charles Bronson was not allowed to see the film, but said that if his mother liked it, that would be enough for him. According to Refn, his mother loved it. In 2011 Bronson was finally allowed to see the film and called it "theatrical, creative and brilliant".
    • Goofs
      At (11:00) The tutor asks Charles "What's the matter, Charlie?" But in this stage of the story Charles Bronson still had his original name Michael Peterson. He had not yet changed his name to Charles Bronson.
    • Quotes

      Charles Bronson: [Real Life Charles Bronson Quote] How would you feel, waking up in the morning without a window? My window is a steel grid, I 'ave to put my lips against that steel grid and suck in air, that's my morning... 'cause I got no air in my cell. I have to eat, sleep and crap in that room twenty-three hours of a twenty-four hour day. You tell me, what human being deserves that? Apart from the stinking paedophile or a child killer. I don't deserve that, I done nothing on this planet to deserve that. My bed is four inches off the floor, it's a concrete bed, my toilet hasn't even got a seat on it or a lid, and I 'ave to live like this month after month after month, and the way it's looking it's year after year after year. Now is that's right then so be, but let somebody else 'ave a fucking go at it, 'cause I've had twenty-six years of this bollocks and it's time to come out, and I want the jury at my trail to come and see how I'm living. But I'm not living, I'm existing.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Zombieland/A Serious Man/Whip It (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Va pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
      from Verdi's Nabucco

      Written by Giuseppe Verdi

      Performed by Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala (as Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)

      Conducted by Lovro von Matacic

      Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Limited

    User reviews225

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    Top review
    7/10
    Intense and brutal drama - makes Scum seem like a Disney movie. Jake the Muss would be proud.
    Saw this the other day at the Sydney Film Festival.

    I didn't know much about Bronson before the film, other than what I read on Wikipedia and after walking out of the cinema, I can't say I know any more about the man other than his inability to conform and his reliance on violence and abuse to deal with most situations.

    Unlike Korean movie Breathless which also screened at the festival and focused on violence but at least gave you an idea as to why the main character was so disturbed and messed up. Bronson doesn't give you any answers other than he was simply born that way, despite loving parents. His inability to deal with society starting as early as his school years.

    What I did enjoy was Hardy's performance. Sure to be compared to Bana's Chopper (which I think was far better - but I am an Aussie and therefore biased) and also A Clockwork Orange. Hardy is impressive as the hulking and impulsive brute. He occasionally shows us Bronson's vulnerable side but mostly it's about the rage that drives him from one prison to another.

    The prison system and Brit government are seemingly helpless to come up with solutions at dealing with Bronson's violence. The man himself also seems way beyond rehabilitation. That would be a big understatement.

    I thought it was a shame that Bronson didn't get into boxing or some other type of physical sport like Rugby league when he was younger as it might have given him an outlet for his anger.

    Anyways, it's ultimately pretty grim viewing but certainly packs a punch (no pun intended). I would have like to see Winding Refn offer us a little more insight into the man.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 2009 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Denmark
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Бронсон
    • Filming locations
      • Welbeck Abbey, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Vertigo Films
      • Aramid Entertainment Fund
      • Str8jacket Creations
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $230,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $104,979
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,940
      • Oct 11, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,260,712
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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