The Business

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The Business

2005

1h 36m

Crime

Drama

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57%

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7 Reviews

84%

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10,000+ Ratings

During the '80s, a young man named Frankie (Danny Dyer) dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie (Tamer Hassan), a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

04/26/2019

3/5

The Business is at its best when it celebrates the fashion and the music of the 80s. Love's passion for the era is clear... The plot is not always of the same standard.

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Urban Cinefile

05/26/2008

A rootin' tootin' no holds barred Brit crime thriller, The Business succeeds by sheer thuggish intent.

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Matt McAllister

Future Movies UK

01/28/2006

6/10

Joe Utichi

FilmFocus

09/04/2005

2/5

Will have a hard time appealing, even, to the Ladsy audience it's unmistakably made for.

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

09/03/2005

4/5

Danny Dyer tones down his usual swaggering cockney act and gives a genuinely sympathetic performance - his relationship with Tamar Hassan's Charlie is surprisingly touching.

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Colin M

05/09/2024

East End criminals engage in some crime in the Med.

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Nathaniel N

02/06/2024

I didn't even watch it and from the cover it looks great!

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Stephen R

02/06/2024

I could never understand whether this film was poking fun at itself or taking itself too seriously. I gets tiresome very quickly as do the characters. I do like the downfall of Charlie to a glorified bouncer.

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04/10/2022

Ages 17+ only; the greatest actors ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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07/28/2020

Danny Dyer at his very best. A god awful film, the premis and concept is great, but it falls down in production. Mixing BBC's Eldorado and Football Factory, with the production values of Grange Hill. Two scenes where Danny Dyer is almost convincing.

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10/19/2018

A so-so film with Danny Dyer playing.. well Danny Dyer. The 80's music and style works well, the language is very strong, but there is nothing here which standards out.

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Synopsis

During the '80s, a young man named Frankie (Danny Dyer) dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie (Tamer Hassan), a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

Director: Nick Love
Producer: Allan Niblo, James Richardson
Screenwriter: Nick Love
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 29, 2021
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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