Harry Brown
United Kingdom
2009
99 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
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Harry Brown is a provocative and thought-provoking modern urban western featuring a tour-de-force lead performance from two-time Academy Award-winner Michael Caine. Harry Brown has lived to see his community descend into crime and violence, and ruled over by a gang of teenage thugs. After his best friend is brutally murdered and the gang leader responsible walks free, Harry reaches a breaking point and revenge becomes his only aim. —tiff.net
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Justin Oakey
2Aug12
"Harry Brown" serves as a horrific portrait of the disenfranchised youth roaming aimlessly through our society. Disgusting drug addicts and lurid violence line the belly of the beast and Sir Michael Caine can handle it no more. A beautifully shot film that has much in common with the western movie anti-heroes of the 60s and 70s. Revenge is a dish best served cold, and Britain seems to be a pretty cold place.
runfromfire
10Apr12
Great all around. The story was interesting and the pace and tone were perfect. Caine was (as always) great but supporting players David Bradley & Sean Harris were brilliant as well.
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HARRY BROWN review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
There is a scene in Harry Brown when the titular pensioner and war veteran has had enough of all the hoodie-hoodlums terrorizing his run-down neighborhood that he goes to buy some fire-arms and fight back
HARRY BROWN Review: an old man's revenge
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
When I heard everyone’s favorite butler was going to star in a revenge flick I wasn’t immediately interested. Not that Harry Brown seemed like a bad film, just not a very interesting one. Good reviews
Four Clips From Michael Caine Revenge Thriller HARRY BROWN
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Michael Caine starring revenge thriller Harry Brown has largely escaped our gaze here at Twitch but with the North American release coming April 30th, that changes now. Four clips from the film have just
HARRY BROWN Review: an old man's revenge
By Twitchfilm.net on September 3, 2010
When I heard everyone’s favorite butler was going to star in a revenge flick I wasn’t immediately interested. Not that Harry Brown seemed like a bad film, just not a very interesting one. Good reviews
Review: HARRY BROWN
By Twitchfilm.net on May 28, 2010
There is a scene in Harry Brown when the titular pensioner and war veteran has had enough of all the hoodie-hoodlums terrorizing his run-down neighborhood that he goes to buy some fire-arms and fight back
Four Clips From Michael Caine Revenge Thriller HARRY BROWN
By Twitchfilm.net on May 6, 2010
Michael Caine starring revenge thriller Harry Brown has largely escaped our gaze here at Twitch but with the North American release coming April 30th, that changes now. Four clips from the film have just
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Harry Brown
By David Edwards on May 23, 2010
The poster sums it all up really. Quoted as “The UK’s answer to Gran Torino…” there would be few who could argue with that rather blunt assessment of Harry Brown. Yes, it’s armed old men to the rescue… read review
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By DDDUDE on March 10, 2010
Realmente increible esta pelicula , con un Michale Cainne que ya nos tiene acostumbrados a actuaciones sobresalientes y con un fino sentido del arte de la actuacion muy ingles de su parte increible… read review
There's Something About Harry
By Mugino on January 8, 2010
Vigilante/revenge fantasies are dime-a-dozen, very few of which contribute any perspective or meaning aside from their pornography of violence. Director Daniel Barber has only one other film to his… read review
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