Dead Man's Shoes

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Dead Man's Shoes

Released Aug 20, 2004

1h 26m

Drama

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A soldier returns home to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his brother, who has a learning disability, while he was away. One by one the young hoodlums meet their fates as the soldier releases the hate he feels inside.

Critics Consensus

Though enhanced by cramped, gritty camerawork, this unsettling look at violence and revenge lacks the provocative edge needed to give it a substantial kick.

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

Meadows earns his “Scorsese of the Midlands” tag with eruptions of striking brutality. And the supremely unnerving Considine is his De Niro.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 16, 2023

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Sydney Morning Herald

What's intriguing is that Meadows makes us identify with these small-time hoods, even as he's setting up their executions.

Oct 13, 2006

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Derek Elley

Variety

Film plays as a quirky Brit riff on everything from U.S. slasher pics to revenge oaters but without Meadows' usual psychological complexity.

Aug 4, 2006

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

Arguably a career-best from British director Shane Meadows, this is an unrelenting revenge fantasy with a powder keg performance from Considine at its core.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 2, 2021

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

One is confronted here with an extraordinary level of artistic and social unconsciousness.

Feb 15, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Newcomer Toby Kebbell gives a dignified performance that includes all the stereotypical tics and smirks, however, the performance constantly feels real.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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carl h

Quite enjoyed despite the gritty revenge theme.Excuse me but love a revenge movie. Just sorry the guy in the kitchen was disposed of so quickly without some suffering. A little sorry at the end to see the stabbing but perhaps better than a whole life term for him.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Çağlar Ö

one of the best british movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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The C

Sensationally cold revenge movie. Paddy Considine is chilling and Toby Kebbell gives an extraordinary performance. Violent, harrowing but relentlessly gripping. Could be Shane Meadows best work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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Suhayl S

Absolutely Recommended because the storyline

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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Audience Member

I first saw this movie by accident when it was on late back when movies were just on the telly. I recently watched it with my son now that he's an adult. Dead Man's Shoes is a masterpiece. The audience score clearly flies in the face of the critics who gave it a splat. Clearly it went over their heads, if indeed they bothered to actually watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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David O

Brilliant performances, Gary Stretch an ex boxer and model is a revelation and maybe Paddy Considenes best ever performance. Just Grimey enough and just funny enough , Set in the Midlands which We don’t see enough of in British film making .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Synopsis

A soldier returns home to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his brother, who has a learning disability, while he was away. One by one the young hoodlums meet their fates as the soldier releases the hate he feels inside.

Director: Shane Meadows
Producer: Mark Herbert
Screenwriter: Paddy Considine, Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Big Arty, Warp Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 20, 2004, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 12, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.0K
Runtime: 1h 26m