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Harry Brown

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
90K
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Michael Caine in Harry Brown (2009)
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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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.

  • Director
    • Daniel Barber
  • Writer
    • Gary Young
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Emily Mortimer
    • David Bradley
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    90K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daniel Barber
    • Writer
      • Gary Young
    • Stars
      • Michael Caine
      • Emily Mortimer
      • David Bradley
    • 296User reviews
    • 220Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Harry Brown
    Emily Mortimer
    Emily Mortimer
    • D.I. Frampton
    David Bradley
    David Bradley
    • Leonard Attwell
    Charlie Creed-Miles
    Charlie Creed-Miles
    • D.I. Hicock
    • (as Charlie Creed Miles)
    Iain Glen
    Iain Glen
    • S.I. Childs
    Sean Harris
    Sean Harris
    • Stretch
    Plan B
    Plan B
    • Noel Winters
    • (as Ben Drew)
    Jack O'Connell
    Jack O'Connell
    • Marky
    Jamie Downey
    • Carl
    Lee Oakes
    • Dean
    Joe Gilgun
    Joe Gilgun
    • Kenny
    Liam Cunningham
    Liam Cunningham
    • Sid Rourke
    Marva Alexander
    • Nurse #1
    Liz Daniels
    • Kath
    Marvin Campbell
    Marvin Campbell
    • Stunt Neighbour
    • (as Marvin Stewart-Campbell)
    Lauretta Gavin
    • Neighbour's Wife
    Radoslaw Kaim
    Radoslaw Kaim
    • Doctor
    • (as Rad Kaim)
    Claire Hackett
    • Jean Winters
    • Director
      • Daniel Barber
    • Writer
      • Gary Young
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    • Trivia
      Sir 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.
    • Goofs
      At 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.

    • Alternate versions
      Available in two different versions. Runtimes are: "1h 43m (103 min)" and "1h 37m (97 min) (Toronto International) (Canada)".
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Courtney Love/Michael Caine/Hole (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      I 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

    User reviews296

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    7/10
    Retired Royal Marine , masterfully played by Michael Caine , carries out a bloody vendetta against murderers , junkies and punks
    This is the known story of a man become into vigilante . An elderly ex-serviceman and widower , Harry Brown , (Michael Caine) looks to avenge his best friend (David Bradley)'s murder by doling out his own form of justice . As a retired man turned vigilante and taking the law into his own hands as judge , jury and executioner. As every man has a breaking point . Harry turns the one-man vigilante when his friend is attacked , beaten and then stabbed to death in an underground passage carried out by furious band formed by some ominous punks . Then he stalks the slums of London and takes the law into his own hands, searching vengeance on crooks, hoodlums, druggies , muggers, pimps , making the neighborhood safer and bumping off delinquents and street scum . Meanwhile , police officers D.I. Alice Frampton (Emily Mortimer) and D.S. Terry Hicock (Charlie Creed-Miles) are investigating the deeds and Police Superintendent Childs (Iain Glen) orders a major arrest operation believing the recent violence is related to a gang war. The late-night raids on the neighbourhood result in a massive riot .

    This interesting picture has suspense , emotion , intrigue , thrills and lots of violence . It's certainly thrilling , though the morality may be questionable , even in this time, as the spectators were clearly on the Harry Brown's side . Michael Caine with his usual top-notch acting displays efficiently his weapon such as ¨Harry the Dirty¨ and killing mercilessly nasties . Michael Caine saw a lot of himself in the character of Harry Brown, e.g. they're both combat veterans , as 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 the film . Secondary cast is frankly excellent such as Emily Mortimer , Charlie Creed-Miles , David Bradley , Iain Glen , Sean Harris, Ben Drew and special mention to Liam Cunningham as Sid Rourke . This is Daniel Barber's nice feature debut , he's now shooting ¨The keeping room¨ with Hailee Steinfeld , Sam Worthington and Brit Marling .

    This exciting and above average film belong to ¨Vigilante genre¨ whose main representations are ¨Charles Bronson's Death Wish¨ , successful crime thriller that created the Vigilante genre with Bronson as the main star such as ¨Death wish II¨ ¨Death wish III¨ , ¨Death Wish 4 : The crackdown¨and ¨Death Wish: The face of death¨ and , of course , ¨Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry¨ movies , such as ¨The enforcers¨, ¨Sudden impact¨ and ¨The dead pool¨ . Furthermore , other notorious movies on the ¨Revenger¨ genre that achieved their splendor in the eighties are the followings : ¨Exterminator¨ I and II with Robert Ginty ; ¨Vigilante¨ by William Lusting with Robert Foster , Fred Williamson ; ¨Walking the edge¨ by Norbert Meisel with Robert Foster and Nancy Kwan ; ¨Dark Angel¨ with Betty Russell ; ¨Steele Justice¨ with Martin Kove ¨; ¨The Punisher¨ with Dolph Lundgren , ¨Joe Don Baker's Walking tall¨ saga ; ¨Lorenzo Lamas's Snake eater¨ saga , ¨Arnold's Raw Deal¨ , ¨Stallone's Cobra¨ and many others .
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Báo Thù Cho Bạn
    • Filming locations
      • Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Marv Films
      • UK Film Council
      • HanWay Films
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    Box office

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    • 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
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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