Harry Brown (2009)

Directed by

Daniel Barber

Genre

drama film, crime film, neo-noir

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 1,172 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widowed Royal Marines veteran living on a rundown London housing estate becomes a vigilante after a gang murders his friend. Harry Brown takes the law into his own hands to combat the escalating youth crime around him.

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What happens

Harry Brown is a 2009 British vigilante film directed by Daniel Barber and starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Iain Glen, Sean Harris, Ben Drew, Jack O'Connell, Jamie Downey, and Liam Cunningham. The story follows Harry Brown (Caine), a widowed Royal Marines veteran who had served in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, living on a London housing estate that is rapidly descending into youth crime. After a violent gang murders his friend (Bradley), Harry decides to take justice into his own hands. Drew, commonly known by his stage name Plan B, recorded the film's theme music track "End Credits" with Chase & Status. Harry Brown premiered on 12 September 2009 as a "Special Presentation" at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate UK on 11 November 2009; the film was released in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Destination Films on 30 April 2010. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Caine's performance but criticised the excessive violence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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