The read
A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 24%, Metacritic 44/100. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
157 audience votes
Key crew
- Jake ScottDirector
- Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer
- Robert WadeWriter
- Neal PurvisWriter
- Charles McKeownWriter
Cast
- Jonny Lee MillerCaptain James Macleane
- Robert CarlyleWill Plunkett
- Liv TylerLady Rebecca Gibson
- Ken StottThief Taker General Chance
- Michael GambonLord Gibson
- Alan CummingLord Rochester
- Alexander ArmstrongWinterburn
- Ben MillerDixon
- Tommy FlanaganEddie
- Iain RobertsonRob
- David WalliamsViscount Bilston
- Matt LucasSir Oswald
