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Four Lions

  • 2010
  • K-13
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
81K
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POPULARITY
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Four Lions (2010)
Follow the misadventures of a group of British Islamic fundamentalists intent on sacrificing themselves for Allah.
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Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.

  • Director
    • Christopher Morris
  • Writers
    • Christopher Morris
    • Sam Bain
    • Jesse Armstrong
  • Stars
    • Will Adamsdale
    • Riz Ahmed
    • Adeel Akhtar
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    81K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    494
    99
    • Director
      • Christopher Morris
    • Writers
      • Christopher Morris
      • Sam Bain
      • Jesse Armstrong
    • Stars
      • Will Adamsdale
      • Riz Ahmed
      • Adeel Akhtar
    • 205User reviews
    • 249Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 9 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Will Adamsdale
    Will Adamsdale
    • Alex
    Riz Ahmed
    Riz Ahmed
    • Omar
    Adeel Akhtar
    Adeel Akhtar
    • Faisal
    Arsher Ali
    Arsher Ali
    • Hassan
    Nigel Lindsay
    Nigel Lindsay
    • Barry
    Kayvan Novak
    Kayvan Novak
    • Waj
    Julia Davis
    Julia Davis
    • Alice
    Craig Parkinson
    Craig Parkinson
    • Matt
    Preeya Kalidas
    Preeya Kalidas
    • Sofia
    Wasim Zakir
    • Ahmed
    Mohamad Akil
    • Mahmood
    • (as Mohammad Aqil)
    Karl Seth
    • Uncle Imran
    Waleed Elgadi
    Waleed Elgadi
    • Khalid
    • (as Willliam El-Gardi)
    Alex Macqueen
    Alex Macqueen
    • Malcolm Storge MP
    • (as Alex MacQueen)
    Shameem Ahmad
    Shameem Ahmad
    • Chairwoman
    Jonathan Maitland
    Jonathan Maitland
    • Newsreader
    • (as Jonny Maitland)
    Marcus Garvey
    Marcus Garvey
    • Marathon Policeman
    Darren Boyd
    Darren Boyd
    • Sniper
    • Director
      • Christopher Morris
    • Writers
      • Christopher Morris
      • Sam Bain
      • Jesse Armstrong
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Christopher Morris, Barry, the Jihadist group leader, was based on a former BNP member who in an attempt to out-knowledge the Asian youths he regularly assaulted, studied the Qur'an and as a result "accidentally converted himself" and became a Muslim.
    • Goofs
      When Barry is driving the group to the airport in his Citroen Xantia, he pulls over in a huff and swallows the key to stop them going. However, the key he produces and swallows is a Ford key, not a Citroen key. Additionally, the car is fitted as standard with a keypad immobiliser, requiring a security number to start - so Omar's attempt to hotwire the car would not have succeeded in real life.
    • Quotes

      Barry: [car breaks down] Fuck, Fuck, fuck it!

      Omar: Did you fix this then, Barry?

      Barry: Yes, I fixed it!

      Omar: Did ya?

      Barry: It's the parts... they're Jewish.

      Omar: What parts in a car are Jewish?

      [pause]

      Omar: Hmm?

      Fessal: Spark plugs.

      Barry: Spark plugs! Jews invented spark plugs to control global traffic.

    • Crazy credits
      The London Marathon had no involvement in the making of this film and its portrayal is entirely a work of fiction
    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 5 May 2010 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Nadia
      Written by Nitin Sawhney

      Performed by Jeff Beck

      Used by kind permission of Imagem Music

      Licensed courtesy of Sony BMG Records Ltd

    User reviews205

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    Expected laughs < Actual laughs
    I'm no easy viewer and too often do I find myself being bored while watching a movie, or just barely interested.

    I wasn't expecting much from this one and after a quick reading of the synopsis, I just thought "say whaat ?". As a reminder you might check again the IMDb summary and try to picture it seriously, you would expect some "sofa talking action" - as a friend would describe movies that have more dialogs than action scenes.

    Long story short : that is, without any doubts, the most stupidly funny movie I've seen this year and if you haven't seen it already ... just go (Ok to be honest, I would also put Revenge of the Fallen even if its last year, the level of stupidity is clearly enough for a couple of years).

    Whatever you are looking in a movie this one will deliver, it is filled with dumb-touching characters despite their "mission" as terrorists. The acting is not only great as a comedy but just strait out great, any one in the movie have something special and memorable.

    Hell, you could even try to get a social commentary out of it but that'd be a long stretch, it's meant to be a comedy with a soul not just the usual "a few scenes funny and forget me next week" kind of movie.

    I was really pleased to find this gem completely by chance and hope you will too as this is how comedy films are meant to be.
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    • bladou
    • Sep 3, 2010

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 2010 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Urdu
      • Punjabi
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Neljä leijonaa
    • Filming locations
      • Almería, Andalucía, Spain(Pakistan scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Film4
      • Warp Films
      • Wild Bunch
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $304,616
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,512
      • Nov 7, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,149,356
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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