The Football Factory

R

2004

1 hr. 29 min.

Drama

List

38%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

83%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

British soccer fans (Danny Dyer, Frank Harper, Tamer Hassan) celebrate their favorite sport in a wash of drugs, alcohol and violence.

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Gareth D

A proper taste of England, not the nice part. Portrays the era very well and classic Danny Dyer. Love it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Jack R

A great insight on English football hooligans.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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Corey M

A great vehicle for Danny Dyer's only talent of playing his glorious self. If you've ever been around a hooligan gang you'll know this film hits the nail on the head of just how depressing and meaningless the violence is. How the men that commit said violence feel depressed and meaningless enough that this is all they have. Ultimately it could have a better ending and be shot more creatively, particularly during the slow-mo fight scenes which would have had more resonance had they been shot up close and fast which is exactly how these football fights are as you're always aware the police are just around the corner.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Lionel M

Excellent film, extremely accurate depiction, although I never saw any of the lads with a flare gun, but that apart, pretty much spot on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/22

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Audience Member

Although it was packed with violence, there was a lack of fights and football which led to it feeling quite boring. If the lack of fights and football was to focus on the characters more and develop them, it was done poorly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Brutal is one way to describe this film. This is how a lot of the world views soccer hooligans. Petty intense fans for a mostly non-contact sport.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Nick Love

Director

Danny Dyer

Tommy Johnson

Frank Harper

Billy Bright

Tamer Hassan

Fred

Roland Manookian

Zeberdee

Neil Maskell

Rod

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Will Self

London Evening Standard

An unsparing depiction of the ugly violence surrounding the beautiful game, The Football Factory uses jagged camera work and a pumpedup soundtrack to create a strangely seductive choreography of fists, boots and bricks on flesh.

Jan 9, 2018

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

Football Factory isn't self-consciously cool; it has a base, wild energy that will stay with you.

Dec 14, 2017

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Rated: 2/5

May 29, 2004

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

The trouble is that the film does not do enough to endear us to Tommy or to his moronic friends. Meanwhile, the simplistic story meanders through several clichéd structural devices.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 18, 2019

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Dragan Antulov

Draxblog Movie Reviews

excellent performers can't compensate for the film's biggest problem - lack of originality

Rated: 4/10

Jul 21, 2005

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Filmmaker Love brings these characters to vivid life, but they're all so hateful, racist and idiotic that we don't like them at all!

Rated: 2/5

May 29, 2004

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Synopsis

British soccer fans (Danny Dyer, Frank Harper, Tamer Hassan) celebrate their favorite sport in a wash of drugs, alcohol and violence.

Director: Nick Love
Executive Producer: Robert Blagojevic, Rupert Preston
Screenwriter: Nick Love
Production Co: Vertigo Films
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Dec 13, 2005
Sound Mix: Surround