Today, September 10, is British director Guy Ritchie’s birthday, which means your plans for the evening should include one of his crime comedies, famous for their brutal henchmen, spectacular gunfights and choice dialogue. We’ve rounded up the top 5 hooligan movies.
“Lock, Stock and Two Barrels”, 1998
A film that first shocked critics, then became a gangster classic. Eddie’s four friends, “Fat” Tom, “Soap” and “Bacon”, raise money to fight a card sharpshooter named Harry the Hatchet in a card game. After losing, they must return 500 thousand liras to pay off the debt or their friend will have one finger cut off every week. Then the company decides to rob the thugs who are robbing the men working for the local drug lord. This triggers a strange chain of events. “When you dance with the devil, you have to listen to the music,” says one of the characters.
“The Jackpot”, 2000
Frankie Four Fingers must transport a stolen diamond from England to the USA to his boss Evie, but he miscalculates and bets on an underground boxing match. Thus, he finds himself in the middle of a conflict of interests between a Russian gangster, three robbers, a gypsy, a cunning boxer and a mafia thug. Each of them will try to get past their rivals to win the jackpot. Starring Jason Statham, Stephen Graham, Alan Ford, Brad Pitt, Benicio del Toro.
“The Gun”, 2005
Jake Green is released after 7 years of solitary confinement. During this time, he developed a formula that will help him win in every game. And now his goal is to take revenge on Maka, the owner of an illegal gambling business. She was once the cause of his misfortunes…
“Rock ‘n’ Roller”, 2008
Three men from the London gang “The Wild Bunch” – One-Two (Gerard Butler), Mumble (Idris Elba) and Handsome Bob (Tom Hardy) – get into trouble. They must return two million pounds to crime boss Lenny, who made a deal with Russian oligarch Yuri Omovich.
“Gentlemen”, 2019
Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey), the biggest drug dealer in London, once openly ignored Big Dave’s (Eddie Marsan) handshake, thus humiliating him in the eyes of the elite at a social evening. In order to get revenge on him, he collects a file from him, reveals all his intrigues and turns it into a movie script. This information is soon learned by Mickey’s right-hand man Ray (Charlie Hunnam).
Source: People Talk
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