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City Rats

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Lost souls try to find a connection as they wander through their dreary lives.
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David Jenkins Time Out 04/25/2009
1/6
It's a terrible film, so blithely wrong-headed in its execution that some scenes are quite entertaining in an 'is this really happening?' kind of way. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 04/25/2009
1/5
There really is no film as terrible as a terrible Britfilm, and here is a depressing example that I can only compare to Madonna's legendarily abysmal Filth and Wisdom. Go to Full Review Dominic Wells The Times (UK) 04/25/2009
2/5
City Rats is an old Trabant: depressing, prone to stall, its parts not properly welded together. Go to Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 04/28/2009
2/5
Although Kelly displays imagination as well as technical skill, his film can't be taken seriously. Go to Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) 04/28/2009
The factitious tale of eight Londoners from the lower reaches of the East End who pair off to go about their tedious, unconvincing ways with Canary Wharf usually in the background. Go to Full Review Jon Fortgang Film4 04/25/2009
2.5/5
A low budget drama by a writer and director both making their feature debut, it's an uneven but ambitious enterprise which, like its characters, never knows which way to turn, or how best to exploit its own strengths. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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sonny p 04/07/2023 A vile and pointless viewing that sets Dyer's career back decade… so makes decidedly little difference. See more 09/05/2022 Christ that was hard to get through. The final half hour there's almost no dialogue, just whimsical looks played to a piano soundtrack. Arguably it's the highlight of a terrible film. One of the worst British films I've ever seen. Pointless, dreary, dumb. Painful. See more 02/28/2021 City rats 27.2.21 7.3/0. Not what I expected. Liked it but got a bit confused with characters looking the same. D.B. See more 01/31/2021 Having bought this on DVD in hopes of a sort of action drama, it wasn't at all near that. The acting was alright, nothing to critic there. The overall movie was just depressing though and not my cup of tea. See more 05/25/2016 Worst film I have ever seen See more 01/16/2013 This I thought was a very poor film. The stories didnt link well. It had a good cast Tamer, Danny and ray but that didnt help. Seeing it had this lot in it I thought it would be good. If your going to get this because its got these people in it then its not worth it. Oh well all actors have to at least make one bad film in their career. See more Read all reviews
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Steven M. Kelly

Director

Tamer Hassan

Jim

Ray Panthaki

Dean

Danny Dyer

Pete

Susan Lynch

Gina

Kenny Doughty

Olly

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City Rats

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Movie Info

Synopsis Lost souls try to find a connection as they wander through their dreary lives.
Director
Steven M. Kelly
Producer
William Borthwick, Dean Fisher
Screenwriter
Si Fantauzzo
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2016
Runtime
1h 34m
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