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Harry Brown (2009) -- An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
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Gary Young (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 NOVEMBER 2009 (UK) more
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Plot:
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice. | add synopsis
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Well crafted with Michael Caine deserving of an Oscar more (53 total)

Cast

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Michael Caine ... Harry Brown

Emily Mortimer ... Detective Inspector Frampton

Iain Glen ... Childs
Liam Cunningham ... Sid
Jack O'Connell ... Marky
David Bradley ... Leonard 'Len' Attwell

Raza Jaffrey ... Father Bracken

Ben Drew ... Noel Winters
Joseph Gilgun ... Kenneth

Chris Wilson ... Daniel Ladlow Assistant Chief Constable
Charlie Creed-Miles ... Detective Sgt Terry Hickock
Sean Harris ... Stretch
Klariza Clayton ... Sharon
Lee Oakes ... Dean

Forbes KB ... Troy

Amy Steel ... Nurse
Lee Edgar

Ashley George ... Boy In Flat

Grace Vallorani ... Linda

Tony Massiah ... Gang Member
Karl Rhodes ... CID Officer
Jamal Downey ... Carl

Orla O'Rourke ... Nurse
Claire Hackett ... Jean winters
Amy Edge ... Girl In Flat
Martin Heathcote ... Arresting police officer
Radoslaw Kaim ... Doctor
Robert Styles ... Journalist
Liz Daniels ... Kath
Abu Sayed Mukid ... Front Line Rioter
Marva Alexander ... Nurse
Lauretta Gavin ... Neighbour's wife
Ashley McGuire ... Community wpc
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Runtime:
103 min | Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Goofs:
Factual errors: Frampton says she smells cordite on Harry's coat. Cordite has not been used as a propellant in small arms ammunition for quite a while. more
Quotes:
Frampton: Is there anybody in the house?
Harry Brown: No. I am a widower. What happened?
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References Dr. No (1962) more

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16 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Well crafted with Michael Caine deserving of an Oscar, 16 NOVEMBER 2009
10/10
Author: dwingrove-583-474811 from United Kingdom

It will be said by many that this is predictable and shallow on plot or sub-plot and this would be true.

What this film does, however, is take Grand Torino and turn it into the film it should have been, could have been, ought to have been.

This is no Death Wish movie. It is the story of a man driven to the absolute end of his tether by events. You can feel the emotion in Caine's performance, something that I would say is lacking in many of his performances, and is therefore lifted. This is not Rambo or Commando, where a retired army dude ripped to the hilt dons his gear one last time. It is an old man doing what can be done and surprising himself, I think.

It is a dark film supported by a very well acted cast. The gang members feel real. One or two unanswered questions which you would expect but overall a great effort.

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