The read
Scores higher than 75% of the 1,408 2000s action movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic60/100
248 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul McGuiganDirector
- Johnny FergusonScreenplay
- John DankworthOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul BettanyYounger Gangster
- Malcolm McDowellGangster 55
- David ThewlisFreddie Mays
- Jamie ForemanLenny Taylor
- Saffron BurrowsKaren
- Kenneth CranhamTommy
- Eddie MarsanEddie Miller
- Andrew LincolnMaxie King
- Doug AllenMad John
- Razaaq AdotiRoland
- Johnny HarrisDerek
- Cavan ClerkinBilly
