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    Free Fire

    • 20162016
    • RR
    • 1h 31min
    IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    43K
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    Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, and Jack Reynor in Free Fire (2016)
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    Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.

    • Director
      • Ben Wheatley
    • Writers
      • Amy Jump(screenplay by)
      • Ben Wheatley(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Sharlto Copley
      • Brie Larson
      • Armie Hammer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ben Wheatley
    • Writers
      • Amy Jump(screenplay by)
      • Ben Wheatley(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Sharlto Copley
      • Brie Larson
      • Armie Hammer
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    • 218User reviews
    • 344Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

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    Annies Song
    Clip 1:29
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    Introductions
    Clip 1:06
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    Bring The Girls In
    Clip 0:32
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    Noah Taylor in Free Fire (2016)
    Cillian Murphy, Sam Riley, and Michael Smiley in Free Fire (2016)
    Sam Riley in Free Fire (2016)
    Cillian Murphy and Michael Smiley in Free Fire (2016)
    Armie Hammer in Free Fire (2016)
    Noah Taylor, Sharlto Copley, Babou Ceesay, Armie Hammer, and Jack Reynor in Free Fire (2016)
    Brie Larson and Cillian Murphy in Free Fire (2016)
    Brie Larson, Noah Taylor, Sharlto Copley, Babou Ceesay, and Armie Hammer in Free Fire (2016)
    Brie Larson and Sharlto Copley in Free Fire (2016)
    Enzo Cilenti, Cillian Murphy, Sam Riley, and Michael Smiley in Free Fire (2016)
    Cillian Murphy and Michael Smiley in Free Fire (2016)
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    Top cast

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    Sharlto Copley
    Sharlto Copley
    • Vernonas Vernon
    Brie Larson
    Brie Larson
    • Justineas Justine
    Armie Hammer
    Armie Hammer
    • Ordas Ord
    Cillian Murphy
    Cillian Murphy
    • Chrisas Chris
    Enzo Cilenti
    Enzo Cilenti
    • Bernieas Bernie
    Sam Riley
    Sam Riley
    • Stevoas Stevo
    Michael Smiley
    Michael Smiley
    • Frankas Frank
    Babou Ceesay
    Babou Ceesay
    • Martinas Martin
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Gordonas Gordon
    Jack Reynor
    Jack Reynor
    • Harryas Harry
    Mark Monero
    Mark Monero
    • Jimmyas Jimmy
    Patrick Bergin
    Patrick Bergin
    • Howieas Howie
    Sara Dee
    Sara Dee
    • Telephone Sales Voiceas Telephone Sales Voice
    • (voice)
    Tom Davis
    Tom Davis
    • Learyas Leary
    • Director
      • Ben Wheatley
    • Writers
      • Amy Jump(screenplay by)
      • Ben Wheatley(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Stevo (Sam Riley) and Bernie (Enzo Cilenti) are driving to meet two IRA members, Chris (Cillian Murphy) and Frank (Michael Smiley). On the way, Stevo tells Bernie that he was beaten up the previous day by the cousin of a woman he abused. The group meet outside a Boston warehouse, where they wait with intermediary Justine (Brie Larson). A representative arrives, Ord (Armie Hammer), who leads them inside. The group is there to buy guns from arms dealer Vernon (Sharlto Copley) and his associates, Martin (Babou Ceesay), Harry (Jack Reynor) and Gordon (Noah Taylor). Despite tensions between the two groups and the fact that Vernon supplied the wrong weapons, Chris' group secure the weapons in a van and hand over the money in a briefcase..
    warehouseshootoutarms dealerweapons dealira147 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • All guns. No control.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexual references and drug use
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Ben Wheatley has stated a big reason he set the film in the 70s is so there would be no mobile phones.
    • Goofs
      Frank refers to County Down as being in "Northern Ireland". An Irish republican would not use that term, as it would give recognition to British rule in Ireland.
    • Quotes

      Harry: Hey, I like your cardboard armor.

      Vernon: It's protection from infection.

    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode #45.8 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Do the Boob
      Written by John Felice

      Published by Bug Music Ltd (GB), a BMG Company (c) 1977

      Used with permission. All rights reserved.

      Performed by The Real Kids

      Licensed courtesy of Norton Records

    User reviews218

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Free Fire Review
    Free Fire is unfortunately Ben Wheatley's first misfire. Whilst the film isn't terrible by any stretch of the imagination, it does have a-lot of issues. Firstly the overall concept is an interesting idea. A 90 minute shoot-out in a single location sounds like a great idea. And for the first 30-40 minutes the film was highly entertaining. But when a character asks another "how long has it been" you know the film is starting to wear thin.

    The film is loaded with an extremely talented cast featuring Cillian Murphy, Brie Larson, Sharlto Copley, Michael Smiley. They all give boisterous, lively performances but their characters are paper thin. For the type of film this is I didn't need any character background, but a little bit of development and growth would've given the film a little more direction.

    One of the biggest issues I had with the film was that it meandered for the majority of the second half. This caused me to lose interest in the film as the overall intensity dropped. Another issue I had was the tone of the film, whilst it does have some good moments of levity, the film played itself far too straight. Going in I has expecting and action film with plenty of moments of dark humour, but that was few and far between. And a-lot of the jokes didn't land for me.

    Free Fire was an over-all disappointment made even more-so by the fact I'm a huge fan of Ben Wheatley. In the end Free Fire was an interesting experiment that seemed better in concept rather than in its execution.
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    • Ben-Hibburd
    • Dec 19, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official FB Page
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lửa Chùa
    • Filming locations
      • Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Film4
      • Protagonist Pictures
      • Rook Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £5,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,799,312
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $994,431
      • Apr 23, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,719,383
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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