The Gentlemen (2019)

An American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writers:

Guy Ritchie (story by), Ivan Atkinson (story by)

Stars:

Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew McConaughey	...	Michael Pearson
Charlie Hunnam	...	Ray
Michelle Dockery	...	Rosalind Pearson
Jeremy Strong	...	Matthew
Lyne Renée	...	Jackie
Colin Farrell	...	Coach
Henry Golding	...	Dry Eye
Tom Wu	...	Lord George
Chidi Ajufo	...	Bunny
Hugh Grant	...	Fletcher
Simon R. Barker	...	Frazier (as Simon Barker)
Eddie Marsan	...	Big Dave
Jason Wong	...	Phuc
John Dagleish	...	Hammy
Jordan Long	...	Barman

Storyline

A talented American graduate of Oxford, using his unique skills, and audacity, creates a marijuana empire using the estates of impoverished British aristocrats. However, when he tries to sell his empire to a fellow American billionaire, a chain of events unfolds, involving blackmail, deception, mayhem and murder between street thugs, Russian oligarchs, Triad gangsters and gutter journalists.

---

Plot Keywords:

british | drugs | gangster | voice over narration | marijuana farm | 

---

Taglines:

Criminal. Class.

---

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language throughout, sexual references and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Wu plays a character in this film called Lord George. Wu previously appeared in two other Guy Ritchie films with similarly named characters: George in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) and Lord John in Revolver (2005).

---

Goofs

In the closing credits, immediately under "Standby Carpenter", it says "Standy Rigger"-this should be "Standby Rigger".

---

Quotes

Mickey Pearson: I've gone to great lengths to make my operation as invisible as possible, Matthew. If you were standing on my bush, you wouldn't know it. As a matter of fact, you are standing on my bush.

---

Crazy Credits

The MMA students' music video plays during the closing credits.

---

Connections

Referenced in Evening Urgant: Svetlana Ivanova (2020)

---

Soundtracks

Count Your Blessings
Written by Jonah Elijah Swilley, Mattiel (as Atina Mattiel Brown), Randy Michael
Performed by Mattiel
Courtesy of Burger Records
By arrangement with Natural Energy Lab

User Reviews

Hugh Grant is amazing

Fun film! I was greatly impressed with Hugh Grant's performance. Had to do a double take when he first appeared on the screen. Colin Farrell was a scene stealer and Michelle Dockery makes a great mob wife.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Russian Spanish Chinese

Release Date:

24 January 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Gentlemen

Filming Locations:

West London Film Studios, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,651,884, 26 January 2020

Gross USA:

$36,471,795

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$115,171,795

Company Credits

Production Co:

STX Films, Miramax, Toff Guy Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1