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The Gentlemen

  • 2019
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Jeremy Strong, Michelle Dockery, and Henry Golding in The Gentlemen (2019)
American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
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An American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.An American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.An American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

  • Director
    • Guy Ritchie
  • Writers
    • Guy Ritchie
    • Ivan Atkinson
    • Marn Davies
  • Stars
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Charlie Hunnam
    • Michelle Dockery
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    436K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Director
      • Guy Ritchie
    • Writers
      • Guy Ritchie
      • Ivan Atkinson
      • Marn Davies
    • Stars
      • Matthew McConaughey
      • Charlie Hunnam
      • Michelle Dockery
    • 1.8KUser reviews
    • 312Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Michael Pearson
    Charlie Hunnam
    Charlie Hunnam
    • Ray
    Michelle Dockery
    Michelle Dockery
    • Rosalind Pearson
    Jeremy Strong
    Jeremy Strong
    • Matthew
    Lyne Renée
    Lyne Renée
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    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Coach
    Henry Golding
    Henry Golding
    • Dry Eye
    Tom Wu
    Tom Wu
    • Lord George
    Chidi Ajufo
    Chidi Ajufo
    • Bunny
    Hugh Grant
    Hugh Grant
    • Fletcher
    Simon Baker
    Simon Baker
    • Frazier
    • (as Simon Barker)
    Eddie Marsan
    Eddie Marsan
    • Big Dave
    Jason Wong
    Jason Wong
    • Phuc
    John Dagleish
    John Dagleish
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    Jordan Long
    Jordan Long
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    Lily Frazer
    Lily Frazer
    • Lisa the Mechanic
    Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
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    • Roger
    Samuel West
    Samuel West
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      • Guy Ritchie
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      • Guy Ritchie
      • Ivan Atkinson
      • Marn Davies
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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'The Gentlemen' is a return to form for Guy Ritchie, praised for its humor, action, and star-studded cast. Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey, and Colin Farrell receive acclaim for their performances. The fast-paced, intricate plot and Ritchie's signature style are noted strengths. However, some find the story predictable and characters shallow. Opinions on originality are mixed, with critiques of reliance on Ritchie's past works. Despite flaws, the film is generally considered entertaining and enjoyable.
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    9planktonrules

    That's Hugh Grant?! It seems so unlike him in his other films!

    Aside from a few very marketable films like "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" and "Aladdin", Guy Ritchie is a writer/director who makes incredibly violent films. That is, incredibly violent films which are also brilliantly constructed and near perfect. While I rarely ever watch violent films, I eagerly look for his next dark British crime film, after seeing his "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch"....and so it's not surprising I'd see "The Gentlemen". And, like these other films, it's near perfect...and a film you ought to see if you have the stomach for this sort of story.

    So this leads me to a huge warning. This is NOT a family-friendly film nor one you want to show your mother or Father Jenkins if he stops by for a visit. There's ample cursing, loads of violence, vomit galore, and the story is about bad people...very bad people.

    The story is complicated...and goes together like a finely crafted puzzle. It concerns a marijuana czar in Britain, Michael Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) and his desire to sell out and retire to a life of ease and sophistication. However, after making an offer to a rival drug kingpin, suddenly everything goes haywire....folks start dying, farms growing the stuff are hit and an all-out war seems inevitable. There's WAY more to the story than this...but since it's so complex, it's best you just see it to appreciate it.

    The bottom line is that Guy Ritchie can write and direct amazing films...and this one is truly amazing and entertaining. Apart from his misguided vanity project, "Swept Away", his output has been impressive and I cannot stress enough what a quality product this film is. My only MINOR quibble is what about the Russian mobster.....what happens with him? This isn't really dealt with in the film and seems a bit like a dangling plot point.
    9kosmasp

    Guy Ritchie

    Yes, I am tempted to say he's back. It's not that he went away or didn't have at least some decent movies over the last few years. I haven't seen Aladdin, but it was succesful sort of. But this is right up his alley! This is pure and enjoyable Guy Ritchie, with timeline cuts and jumps and characters that one may think only he can write.

    It's so great to see Matthew McConaughey joining the ranks, being a substitue for Jason Statham I reckon. But also having Hugh Grant in this ... role/character. Genius! Who'd have thunk it, and he kills it (no pun intended). At least a few twists will be easy to spot, but I don't think one can guess everything. Even so, the movie is so well made, it won't really matter. If you like the genre, this is the one to watch. Fun and thrilling to the end ...
    8rainbowzs

    Hugh Grant is amazing

    Fun film! I was greatly impressed with Hugh Grant's performance. Had to do a double take when he first appeared on the screen. Colin Farrell was a scene stealer and Michelle Dockery makes a great mob wife.
    TxMike

    It's not enough to act like the king, you have to BE the king.

    This is a typical Guy Ritchie movie, there is a story, it isn't always easy to follow, but style is even more important. Matthew McConaughey is American Mickey Pearson who went to England as a young man on a Rhodes Scholarship. He soon learned that he had a knack for selling drugs to fellow students and that eventually blossomed into his vocation on a very broad scale. Now in middle age has decided to sell his marijuana empire, which included a dozen well-hidden farms, and retire to a leisurely life and maybe have a few rug rats with his beautiful and devoted wife. The price? Just 400 million British Pounds.

    As the news of that gets around a number of shady operators want to get their cuts from a number of devious means. So the movie is mainly about that and how Mickey and those loyal to him devise methods to protect him and his investments. The cast includes a number of well-known actors and the roles are uniformly interesting.

    This is a good movie for those who appreciate and enjoy this type of British underworld movie, there aren't really any characters who are good people, there are just different degrees of badness.

    I watched it at home on BluRay from my public library, my wife skipped, not her kind of movie.
    8boblipton

    Ritchie Back In Form

    Matthew McConaughey, who has become one of the major players in the British weed trade through science, paying poor noblemen to let him stash his farms on their property, and a judicious amount of leg-breaking, thinks it's time to retire. He offers to sell his business to a fellow entrepreneur for £400,000,000, but other people in the illegal fun trade have their own agendas.

    Guy Ritchie has returned to his early themes of violence, chaos, and rock&roll from his early career, and has scored a definite hit, with some fine performances, including a blank-faced one by Charlie Hunnam and an outsized comedy turn by Colin Farrell. Hugh Grant does well as the unwanted on-screen narrator of events, putting them into some order; I am impressed by his lack of a posh accent, event as I wished Ritchie had been able to think of a better way of telling the audience the story.

    Even with that cavil, the unceasing action and insanity kept me more than interested throughout.

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    • Trivia
      Hugh Grant filmed his scenes with Charlie Hunnam in five days; he had to deliver over 40 pages of dialogue during the shoot.
    • Goofs
      When the audience is first introduced to Rosalind she is walking into her garage wearing distinctive black Louboutin high heels with red soles - shortly after talking to Michael she leaves the office wearing black high heels with a light coloured sole.
    • Quotes

      Ernie: Did he just call me a black cunt?

      Coach: Yes, he did.

      Ernie: He can't do that. That's racist.

      Coach: But you are black and you are a cunt, Ernie. Those are the facts. I don't think Primetime cares what race you run in.

      Ernie: The fact that I'm black has nothing to do with the fact I'm a cunt.

      Coach: He didn't say black people were cunts, Ernie. He was being specific to you. One has nothing to do with the other. And I'd go a step further and say it was a term of affection.

      Ernie: Primetime's a Gypsy. I wouldn't call him a pikey cunt.

      Coach: Why not? He might be very understanding. Only if it comes from a place of love, of course.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits scroll unencumbered for about one minute. After that, the full uncensored music video for the in-film song "Boxes of Bush" by the Toddlers plays on one side of the screen, with the credits on the other side.
    • Connections
      Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 4 December 2019 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Cumberland Gap
      Written by David Rawlings, Gillian Welch

      Performed by David Rawlings

      Courtesy of Agony Records

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Spanish
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Los caballeros
    • Filming locations
      • Emirates Stadium, Highbury House, 75 Drayton Park, Highbury, London, Greater London, England, UK(Gangsters in Box on Upper level)
    • Production companies
      • STX Films
      • Miramax
      • Toff Guy Films
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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,471,795
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,651,884
      • Jan 26, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $115,175,729
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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