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Set the Thames on Fire

  • 20152015
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
302
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Michael Winder and Max Bennett in Set the Thames on Fire (2015)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
Two boys fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare London, endeavouring to survive and escape.Two boys fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare London, endeavouring to survive and escape.Two boys fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare London, endeavouring to survive and escape.
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
302
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  • Director
    • Ben Charles Edwards
  • Writer
    • Al Joshua
  • Stars
    • Noel Fielding
    • Sadie Frost
    • Sally Phillips
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ben Charles Edwards
  • Writer
    • Al Joshua
  • Stars
    • Noel Fielding
    • Sadie Frost
    • Sally Phillips
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    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Noel Fielding
    Noel Fielding
    • Dickieas Dickie
    Sadie Frost
    Sadie Frost
    • Mrs. Hortenseas Mrs. Hortense
    Sally Phillips
    Sally Phillips
    • Coletteas Colette
    Morgana Robinson
    Morgana Robinson
    • London Town Tannoyas London Town Tannoy
    Lily Loveless
    Lily Loveless
    • Emilyas Emily
    Max Bennett
    Max Bennett
    • Salas Sal
    Donna Preston
    Donna Preston
    • Pop Pop's Fanas Pop Pop's Fan
    Timothy Renouf
    Timothy Renouf
    • Jimmy Deanas Jimmy Dean
    Penny Judd
    • Chefas Chef
    Joelle Koissi
    Joelle Koissi
    • Whoreas Whore
    Collette Cooper
    Collette Cooper
    • Magdalenas Magdalen
    Phelim Kelly
    Phelim Kelly
    • Clubberas Clubber
    David Hoyle
    David Hoyle
    • The Magicianas The Magician
    Ben Charles Edwards
    Ben Charles Edwards
    • Estuary Officeras Estuary Officer
    Michael Winder
    • Artas Art
    Jay Finocchiaro
    Jay Finocchiaro
    • Sleeping Pub Manas Sleeping Pub Man
    Carl Barât
    Carl Barât
    • Street drunkas Street drunk
    Claire Greasley
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
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      • Ben Charles Edwards
    • Writer
      • Al Joshua
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    • Trivia
      The story about a pigeon that befriended a statue that Art tells Sal is a summary of Oscar Wilde's short story The Happy Prince, although in the original the bird was a swallow and not a pigeon.
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    8/10
    Unbelievably SAD
    I saw it with half an eye on my work - couldn't bear to watch it.

    There's a moment, when an aging magician performs one last trick, which made me pause and almost cry, but otherwise all of the other characters were representatives of a world lost onto itself - the horrifying image of every man for himself, when the *beep* hits the fan.

    "As long as Iam alright". "And if I'm more than a little stupid or hope is just as good as an occasional free drink, then at least the monotony of slow death is broken".

    It's probably one of the most bleak movies I have seen due to its severe chill of coming death.

    its as a dying body with an almost dead heart in it, which only has one more trick it it... The rest is just on auto, because that how humans get through the day, and the ages.

    Sorry, people - its a vision, not a failure. This is: "Don't go down this way". Which is way too much message for good art, but effective in all of its bleakness.

    But REMARKABLE acting during this death of civilization. Sally Philips, Lily Loveless, Noel Fielding, Sadie Frost, Gerard Mcdermott, who make BIG of few lines. Its like a new generation to me, not being British. Tight fear, real insanity, comic vulgarity as in "everything is a (painful) laugh, when you're on a slow sinking ship".

    I give it 8/10. Because its so goddamn painful!

    Sorry, I just could not look it straight in the eyes. Thats me. Too much truth.
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    • Oct 16, 2016

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2016 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Blonde to Black Pictures
      • BtoB1
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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