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The Big Ugly

  • 2020
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
7.1K
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Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Vinnie Jones, Nicholas Braun, Lenora Crichlow, and Leven Rambin in The Big Ugly (2020)
Neeyln (Vinnie Jones) has always been the loyal enforcer for crime boss Harris (Malcolm McDowell) back in London, taking care of problems and people that disrupt his illicit business. When Harris strikes a deal with an old friend, American oilman Preston (Ron Perlman), they find themselves in the wild hills of West Virginia. Contracts are signed and the whiskey flows in celebration, but overnight Neelyns girlfriend disappears, last seen with Prestons wayward son Junior. Lines are drawn between family and friends, but nothing will stop Neelyn from getting answers and retribution.
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Anglo-American relations go bad when London mob bosses invest in a West Virginia oil deal in hopes of laundering dirty money.Anglo-American relations go bad when London mob bosses invest in a West Virginia oil deal in hopes of laundering dirty money.Anglo-American relations go bad when London mob bosses invest in a West Virginia oil deal in hopes of laundering dirty money.

  • Director
    • Scott Wiper
  • Writers
    • Scott Wiper
    • Paul Tarantino
  • Stars
    • Vinnie Jones
    • Malcolm McDowell
    • Ron Perlman
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    7.1K
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    • Director
      • Scott Wiper
    • Writers
      • Scott Wiper
      • Paul Tarantino
    • Stars
      • Vinnie Jones
      • Malcolm McDowell
      • Ron Perlman
    • 97User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Vinnie Jones
    Vinnie Jones
    • Neelyn
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Harris
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Preston
    Nicholas Braun
    Nicholas Braun
    • Will
    Leven Rambin
    Leven Rambin
    • Kara
    Brandon Sklenar
    Brandon Sklenar
    • Junior
    Lenora Crichlow
    Lenora Crichlow
    • Fiona
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Milt
    Dan Buran
    Dan Buran
    • Stoney
    David Myers Gregory
    • Thomas
    Stephen Marcus
    Stephen Marcus
    • Big James
    Elyse Levesque
    Elyse Levesque
    • Jackie
    Joelle Carter
    Joelle Carter
    • Tomi
    Leilani Barrett
    Leilani Barrett
    • Mike
    Nathan Neorr
    • Ruffian
    J. Gary Thompson
    • Webster
    Kevin Crowley
    Kevin Crowley
    • Joe
    Patt Connolly
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    • Director
      • Scott Wiper
    • Writers
      • Scott Wiper
      • Paul Tarantino
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    User reviews97

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    3khanguru

    Very Disappointing !

    I must admit when i saw the casting i was expecting at least some great moments of acting between the Trio Mac Dowell, Pearlman and Jones and i'm sorry to say i didn't have that.... This movie is bad from the core : the script is poorly written, there's is no good dialogue so no good acting moment possible between protagonists. Lots of useless scenes. The editing is lazy. The music choice is lame most of the time (all the time!). I watched it to the end hoping for something good happen to save it a little bit but it didn't come.... Very disappointing and very Boring... i put 3 stars for the 3 stars in it....
    2perdyhorse

    Vinnie Jones ! Why did you make this

    No character backgrounds confusing. Just really boring. Great cast of good actors but lacking any real purpose in the story. Just awful
    5mcleanmuir

    Watchable.

    Don't expect another Lock Stock type film and don't expect too much. The story line was pretty good but sad to say some of the acting was not. Watched it till the end and never once thought about turning it off.
    5refordgarry

    Two Smoking Barrels of Rye?

    Hard-Guy Vinney, soccer-player-turned-actor just about acquits himself here. The W. Virginia location looked good, as did the contributions of his screen-partners Ron Perlman, as aged London gang-leader, "Harris" , and Malcolm McDowell, red-neck oilman's-leader, "Preston". The clash of culture between limey metropolitan gangster and backwoods oil-man, with an unexpected ecological & ideological tinge was always going to be a pretty difficult one - as it proved. The real disappointment here was the Plot, which started OK enough, but really was grasping for straws a long time before the last reel of film.
    2alexweijers

    Whoever gave this a 10 out of 10 was as drunk as the script writer

    The film had a good plot but was unfortunately butchered by the lack of character profiles and terrible script writing, the action scenes sucked, it was like the producer was a fan of sons of anarchy and snatch and thought " ooo that would be a good film!

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    • Trivia
      There is a community called Big Ugly in West Virginia
    • Quotes

      Preston: [approaching some rednecks] How's it going, fellas? I got some friends coming in. I'd like them to experience the peace and serenity of our beautiful home.

      Tough Guy: [Preston tears down a confederate flag from the rednecks truck] You got some fucking balls on you, old man.

      Preston: Well, that I do. That I do. I also got some brains. Educated. I read my history. This here shit ripped our nation apart, until finally, these cocksuckers just quit. You know? They gave up. They lost.

      Preston: Now, I don't give a shit what your politics or your ideas are, but this here shit offends me, 'cause I believe in winning and losing. And a real man knows how to do both with dignity. You wanna fly a flag? Go win something.

      Preston: [throws the flag in the bin] Preston: Riding around with this just says, Hey, I'm a fucking loser.

    • Soundtracks
      Going Underground
      Written by Paul Weller

      Performed by The Jam

      Courtesy of Polydor Ltd.

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    • Release date
      • July 24, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Koca Çirkin
    • Production company
      • 4G Vision
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $514,107
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $152,598
      • Jul 26, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $515,399
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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