An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
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7.2/10
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- Director
- Writer
- Gary Young(screenplay)
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- Director
- Writer
- Gary Young(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
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Plan B
- Noel Wintersas Noel Winters
- (as Ben Drew)
Marvin Campbell
- Stunt Neighbouras Stunt Neighbour
- (as Marvin Stewart-Campbell)
Radoslaw Kaim
- Doctoras Doctor
- (as Rad Kaim)
- Director
- Writer
- Gary Young(screenplay)
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Storyline
In England, retired Royal 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 the local gang is harassing him and he is carrying an old bayonet for self-defence. Harry suggests he to go to the police. When Len is beaten and stabbed to death, detective 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-defence. Harry Brown sees that justice will not be granted and decides to take matters into his own hands. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Taglines
- Every man has a breaking point.
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-15
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaSir Michael Caine saw a lot of himself in the character of Harry Brown, 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 this movie.
- GoofsAt the canal, D.I. Frampton says to D.S. Hickock that she smelled cordite on Harry Brown's coat, implying him having fired a gun. Cordite is obsolete: it's no longer produced. This is a forgivable mistake though, because although cordite production ended in the 1960s, the term is still used generically in the UK for gun powders.
- Quotes
Frampton: It's not Northern Ireland Harry.
Harry Brown: No it's not. Those people were fighting for something; for a cause. To them out there, this is just entertainment.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Late Show with David Letterman: Courtney Love/Michael Caine/Hole (2010)
- SoundtracksI Love London (Delta Heavy Remix)
Performed by Crystal Fighters
Written by Gilbert Vierich, Sebastian Pringle, Graham Dickson
Produced by Crystal Fighters
Remixed by Delta Heavy
Published by Copyright Control
(p) 2009 Crystal Fighters exclusively licensed to Kitsune
Top review
brutal revenge gem
Daniel Barber, so far I have never heard of this director which is normal, this is his first major flick. And what a great movie this is. it's a revenge flick but as real and brutal as it can get. It's funny that I as a horror geek was recommended Harry Brown. But I didn't regret it watching it and I must even say that I got goosebumps by some scene's. And people who know me do know that I can take the goriest pieces without a problem. But again, it is really the reality and the brutality that makes the movie and of course Sir Michael Caine. Admit it, he always has something macabre over him but he's now in his 70's (°1933)and still can deliver the creeps. His acting is surely an Oscar worthy. But also worth mentioning is Sean Harris. he really is believable, in fact all hoodies are believable and of course the language used and the dialect gives it also its reality. This is an all points an excellent movie. Not in Rambo or Arnie style with a lot of shooting but just a straight in your face flick, big thumbs up to the director, Sir Caine and the whole bunch involved.
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- trashgang
- Feb 21, 2011
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- Also known as
- Hari Braun
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,818,681
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $173,353
- May 2, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $10,371,451
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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