The 51st State (2001)
- Directed by
- Ronny Yu
- Genre
- comedy film, action film, heist film, buddy film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 681 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An American chemist creates a super-strong drug and travels to Britain to sell it. He gets caught up with local gangsters and things quickly spiral out of control.
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What happens
The 51st State (also known as Formula 51 outside the UK) is a 2001 action comedy film directed by Ronny Yu, written by Stel Pavlou, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Pertwee, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Walters and Meat Loaf. The film follows the story of an American master chemist (Jackson) who heads to Britain to sell his formula for a powerful new drug. All does not go as planned and the chemist soon becomes entangled in a web of deceit. The film premiered in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2001. It was released internationally under the title Formula 51 in October 2002, where it grossed $14.4 million, against a budget of $27 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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