Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Knockaround Guys (2001)- Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper… - SOPRANOS–influenced crime drama, which follows aspiring NYC wiseguy Barry Pepper, son of a famous mafioso, but stuck in a menial role.…
Made (2001)- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen… - The hotly–awaited follow–up to SWINGERS from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau looks to resurrect the easy–going swing and…
Night at the Golden Eagle (2001)- Dir. Adam Rifkin
Feat. Vinnie Jones, James Caan, Ann Magnuson… - A grimly satisfying, verbally violent drama set in a fleabag hotel in L.A. where two aging hoods plan their migration to the not–so–mean…
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2001)- Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Mullan… - Fairly decent, but ordinary rerun of the same events covered by Boorman's THE GENERAL, detailing the colourful life of Irish gangster Martin Cahill…
Sexy Beast (2001)
- Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane… - Retirement in sunbaked Spain is going nicely for mellowed–out ex–crim Ray Winstone, that is, until a poison–tongued Ben Kingsley…
Shiner (2001)- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber… - A contemporary British gangster film with a showcase role for Michael Caine as a blindly ambitious, fast–talking East End boxing promoter…
Yards, The (2001)- Dir. James Gray
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron… - Shot through with epic ambitions, this crime–drama, set amid the corruption of a New York subway–repair yards, boasts a compelling lead…
Brother (2000)
- Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps - Dir. Kitano’s first US film fuses his touch for wincingly intense violence with a ironical, comic streak that plays off the dynamics of the…
Circus (2000)- Dir. Rob Walker
Feat. Famke Janssen, John Hannah, Eddie Izzard… - Famke Janssen and hubby John Hannah engage in some tongue–in–cheek British criminality in a Brighton ruled by Brian Conley. With a broad…
Lock Stock and Four Stolen Hooves (TV Series) (2000)- Dir. Sheree Folkson
- Tele–sequel to the hit movie LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, gives a reasonably funny riff on the bumbling quartet of lads on the make,…
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