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Harry Brown (2009)

18 103 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   11 November 2009 (Ireland)
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An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.

Director:

Daniel Barber

Writer:

Gary Young (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine ...
Emily Mortimer ...
Charlie Creed-Miles ...
D.S. Terry Hicock (as Charlie Creed Miles)
David Bradley ...
Iain Glen ...
Sean Harris ...
Ben Drew Ben Drew ...
Jack O'Connell ...
Jamie Downey Jamie Downey ...
Lee Oakes Lee Oakes ...
Joseph Gilgun ...
Liam Cunningham ...
Marva Alexander Marva Alexander ...
Nurse #1
Liz Daniels Liz Daniels ...
Marvin Campbell ...
Stunt Neighbour (as Marvin Stewart-Campbell)
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Storyline

In England, retired marine Harry Brown spends his lonely life between the hospital, where his beloved wife Kath is terminally ill, and playing chess with his only friend Leonard Attwell in the Barge pub owned by Sid Rourke. After the death of Kath, Len tells his grieving friend that the local gang is harassing him and he is carrying an old bayonet for self-defense; the widower suggests him to go to the police. When Len is beaten, then stabbed to death in an underground passage, Inspector Alice Frampton and her partner Sergeant Terry Hicock are sent to investigate. They pay Harry a visit but don't have good news; the police have not found any other evidence, other than the bayonet, in order to arrest the hoodlums. This mean that should the case go to trial the gang would claim self-defense. Harry Brown sees that justice will not be granted and decides to take matters into his own hands. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Police | Widower | Gang | Pub | Arrest  | See more »

Taglines:

Every man has a breaking point. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, drug use and sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Ireland) See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,271,814 (UK) (15 November 2009) (351 Screens)

Gross:

$1,818,681 (USA) (8 August 2010)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The woman singing 'Gold' in the pub was the unit nurse on the film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Harry is buying the gun there is a girl lying on a the couch. When viewed from Harry's perspective her head is laying flat on the couch, in the shot from across the room her head is propped up against the arm of the couch. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Man1: Do you want it, fella, huh?
Man2: Yeah.
Man1: Because you wanted this yesterday, brother. You wanna do this shit?
Man2: Let's go.
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Connections

References Blade Runner (1982) See more »

Soundtracks

"White Collar Grime"
Performed by Mistabishi
Written and produced by James Pullen See more »