"Not every criminal wants to be one."

2010

1h 43m

5.9(786 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.

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Cast & Crew

53 members

Acting

Colin Farrell

Harry Mitchel

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Keira Knightley

Charlotte

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David Thewlis

Jordan

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Anna Friel

Briony Mitchel

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Ben Chaplin

Billy Norton

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Ray Winstone

Gant

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Eddie Marsan

DI Bailey

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Sanjeev Bhaskar

Dr. Raju

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Stephen Graham

Danny

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Ophelia Lovibond

Penny

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Jamie Campbell Bower

White Boy

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Matt King

Fletcher

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Donald Sumpter

Pentonville Governor

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Velibor Topic

Storbor

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Lee Boardman

Lee

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Jonny Coyne

Heavy One

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Alan Williams

Joe

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Nick Bartlett

Beaumont

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Jamie Blackley

The Footballer

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Gregory Foreman

Kid with Footballer

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Sarah Niles

Hospital Matron

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Jonathan Cullen

Anthony Trent

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Tony Way

Lone Paparazzo

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Tim Plester

Paparazzo 1

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Jake Abraham

Paparazzo 2

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Julian Littman

Alfons

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Elly Fairman

Gant's Wife

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Michelle Asante

Woman in Brixton Flat

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Katrina Durden

Girl in pub

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Hainsley Lloyd Bennett

Unfortunate Student

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Giles Terera

Waiter

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Gerald Home

Undertaker

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Daniel Ryan

Bank Manager

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Andrew Havill

Unlikely Vagrant

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Eric Richard

Villainous pensioner in Cafe

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Robert Willox

Ravaged Guard

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Damir Koluder

Storbor's Friend

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Bob Mercer

Heavy Two

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Oliver Wood

Bottom Feeder One

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Johnny Leigh Wright

Bottom Feeder Two

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Sameena Zehra

Indian Woman at Ashmole Estate

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Augustina Amoa

Passerby

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Mihai Arsene

Paparazzo 3

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Julian Bastida

Spanish Man

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David Dawson

Big Issue Seller

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Heath Finn

Lawyer II

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Kerry Shale

Lawyer I

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Simon Grover

Porter at Storage

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Duane Henry

Nation of Islam Guy

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Oleg Hill

Russian Gangster

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David Lyddon

Customer

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Laurence Richardson

Unknown Role

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Ben Shockley

Detective

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