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by bartspruyt | created - 06 Aug 2014 | updated - 25 Jan 2016 | PublicUK gangsta a la Guy ritchie (some bad ones to)
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1. Dead Man Running (2009)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Nick's borrowed money from a loan shark. He's 4 weeks behind. He gets 24 hours to come up with GBP100,000. His mom's a hostage.
Director: Alex De Rakoff | Stars: Clint Koroan, Fredi 'Kruga' Nwaka, 50 Cent, Ashley Walters
Votes: 4,521
2. The Business (2005)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Frankie is sent from London to Spain to make a delivery to Charlie, who likes the kid and shows him the ropes including the use of guns and drugs. Frankie likes the sun, pools and the cute, bikini clad girls and stays in Spain.
Director: Nick Love | Stars: Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Geoff Bell, Georgina Chapman
Votes: 15,351
3. The All Together (2007)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Martin Freeman plays Chris, a frustrated TV producer who is forced to leave his unreliable flatmate Bob played by Velibor Topic in charge of showing a series of real estate agents around ... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Claxton | Stars: Martin Freeman, Corey Johnson, Velibor Topic, Danny Dyer
Votes: 910
4. Layer Cake (2004)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Tom Hardy
Votes: 195,661 | Gross: $2.34M
5. London to Brighton (2006)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Desperate to evade an angry pimp, a London prostitute and a young girl flee by train to Brighton after an appointment with a powerful client goes violently wrong.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Lorraine Stanley, Georgia Groome, Johnny Harris, Nathan Constance
Votes: 8,739
6. Revolver (2005)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, André 3000, Vincent Pastore
Votes: 102,799 | Gross: $0.08M
7. The Heavy (2009)
R | 102 min | Thriller
During a routine hit, "Boots" Mason (Gary Stretch) learns a hit has been placed on his own life when a crooked cop, Dunn (Vinnie Jones), tries to kill him. While seeking his revenge, ... See full summary »
Director: Marcus Warren | Stars: Gary Stretch, Vinnie Jones, Stephen Rea, Shannyn Sossamon
Votes: 2,179
8. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Eddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham
Votes: 616,467 | Gross: $3.90M
9. Snatch (2000)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 911,182 | Gross: $30.33M
10. Wild Bill (2011)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
A street-toughened parolee finds his two boys abandoned by their mum and fending for themselves. Time to step up, or not.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Sammy Williams, Iwan Rheon
Votes: 14,616
11. Dead Fish (2005)
R | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Traitors, killers and lovers collide in London.
Director: Charley Stadler | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Gary Oldman, Anouska Bolton Lee, Cassandra Bell
Votes: 3,487
12. B.U.S.T.E.D (1998)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
In the Pepperhill Estate of Manchester, an ongoing battle rages between Triad gangs and street gangs. Gang leaders Ray (Andrew Goth) and Terry (Goldie), who are cousins and lifelong friends... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Goth | Stars: Rachel Shelley, Clint Dyer, David Baker, David Bowie
Votes: 756
13. Clubbed (2008)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An underworld drama set in the early 1980s, about a lonely factory worker whose life is transformed when he becomes a nightclub doorman.
Director: Neil Thompson | Stars: Mel Raido, Colin Salmon, Shaun Parkes, Scot Williams
Votes: 3,765
14. Shooters (2002)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gilly, fresh out of prison, and J, a hustler with a major drug problem, just can't shake their criminal ways.
Directors: Glenn Durfort, Colin Teague | Stars: Adrian Dunbar, Andrew Howard, Louis Dempsey, Gerard Butler
Votes: 1,222
15. City Rats (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Eight lost souls search for solutions to problems ranging from finding a better suicide method, to defeating creative block, to losing their virginity.
Director: Steve M Kelly | Stars: Tamer Hassan, Ray Panthaki, Susan Lynch, Danny Dyer
Votes: 1,358
16. The Killing Zone (1999)
92 min | Thriller, Action
The taut, suspenseful - and sometimes darkly comic - story of Matthew Palmer; underworld assassin and Michael Caine fan. Floating in and out of each slaying, Palmer is quick, efficient...... See full summary »
Director: Ian David Diaz | Stars: Julian Boote, Paul Vates, Mark Bowden, Padraig O'Loinsigh
Votes: 275
17. Wild Target (2010)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A hit-man tries to retire but a beautiful thief may change his plans.
Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett
Votes: 40,531 | Gross: $0.12M
18. In Bruges (2008)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Berrington
Votes: 461,623 | Gross: $7.76M
19. Dead Man's Cards (2006)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tom is an ex-boxer at a run down nightclub in this modern Western. His boss, a battle hardened veteran recognizes his fighting abilities and teaches him how to be a "peace keeper" at the ... See full summary »
Director: James Marquand | Stars: Paul Barber, Tom Bell, Samantha Womack, Gary Mavers
Votes: 655
20. Sexy Beast (2000)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman
Votes: 69,293 | Gross: $6.95M
21. Shiner (2000)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber, Frank Harper
Votes: 2,180
22. The Big I Am (2010)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime
A cruel twist of fate catapults small time crook Mickey Skinner into the big league, as head of a brutal London gang poised on the brink of a lucrative human-trafficking deal
Director: Nic Auerbach | Stars: Leo Gregory, Vincent Regan, Beatrice Rosen, Phil Davis
Votes: 1,318
23. Going Off Big Time (2000)
86 min | Thriller
After surviving prison, a man has to forge a career in the crime world.
Director: Jim Doyle | Stars: Neil Fitzmaurice, Dominic Carter, Nicholas Lamont, Nicholas Moss
Votes: 913
24. London Boulevard (2010)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-con with a reputation tries to go straight by working as a handy man for a reclusive actress but this is unfortunately not the wish of London's underground crime lord.
Director: William Monahan | Stars: Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, Ray Winstone, David Thewlis
Votes: 50,352 | Gross: $0.01M
25. Love, Honor and Obey (2000)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime
A north London postman gets involved with a gang of criminals.
Directors: Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis | Stars: Sadie Frost, Jonny Lee Miller, Jude Law, Ray Winstone
Votes: 5,747 | Gross: $0.00M
26. Tu£sday (2008)
79 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
What happens when 3 groups of people decide to rob the same bank on the same day?
Director: Sacha Bennett | Stars: Philip Glenister, John Simm, Ashley Walters, Cristian Solimeno
Votes: 625
27. RocknRolla (2008)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreign mob.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Idris Elba, Thandiwe Newton
Votes: 265,078 | Gross: $5.69M
28. 4.3.2.1. (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
4 girls out on a 3 days trip in to 2 cities, if they survive. While Jo is working in a supermarket, her 3 friends are all out on their adventures. A chance encounter with diamond thieves sends them on a collision course with fate itself.
Directors: Noel Clarke, Mark Davis | Stars: Emma Roberts, Tamsin Egerton, Ophelia Lovibond, Shanika Warren-Markland
Votes: 11,021
29. Bonded by Blood (2010)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex.
Director: Sacha Bennett | Stars: Siobhan Hewlett, Vincent Regan, Neil Maskell, Michael Socha
Votes: 2,761
30. I Went Down (1997)
R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Irish action comedy. An ex-con is forced into taking on a new task by a ruthless crime-boss, but finds he is hindered by the partner he has been teamed up with. However, he soon realizes they must work together if they are to survive.
Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Peter McDonald, Antoine Byrne, David Wilmot
Votes: 2,278 | Gross: $0.41M
31. Gangster No. 1 (2000)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Saffron Burrows
Votes: 14,547 | Gross: $0.03M
32. Hard Men (1996)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Crime
A Cockney thug becomes a daddy just before he and his two colleagues are supposed to put the screws to some unfortunate deadbeat. The new dad decides that he has had enough killing and ... See full summary »
Director: J.K. Amalou | Stars: Layla Aldridge, Victoria Bensted, Ross Boatman, Keith Brown
Votes: 590
33. The Baby Juice Express (2004)
Comedy, Crime
Desmond (Nick Moran) and Frank (Philip Davis) have no idea what to do with £20,000 in mob money that they acquire. When a beautiful woman skillfully takes it away from Frank, he and Desmond... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hurst | Stars: Caroline Amborof, Nick Brimble, Joe Bugner Jr., Joe Bugner
Votes: 272
34. Rancid Aluminum (2000)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Pete in London inherits a company. The ambitious accountant makes a deal with a Russian mafia boss. The Russian wants hard currency and grand-kids but kills his daughter's lovers. His daughter needs an Englishman like Sir Francis Drake.
Director: Edward Thomas | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Tara Fitzgerald, Sadie Frost
Votes: 1,114
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