Essex Boys

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Essex Boys

R

2000

1h 42m

Crime

Drama

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Billy (Charlie Creed-Miles) has just scored an entry-level position with the local crime cartel. His first job is to mind Jason (Sean Bean), a newly released thug with a vicious temper. Jason thinks it's his job to teach Billy about crime, drugs and women. Little does he know that Billy has his eyes on Jason's own wife, Lisa (Alex Kingston). When an ecstasy deal goes bad, Jason vows revenge on the boss (Tom Wilkinson), while Billy looks to take out Jason. Before long, bodies start turning up.

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Michael Thomson

BBC.com

Rated: 3/5

Apr 10, 2001

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Apr 10, 2001

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 12, 2005

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the sort of unoriginal gangster movie that seems to be far more prevalent now due to the success of fellow Brit directors like Guy Ritchie.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 1, 2003

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 18, 2001

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Ryan Cracknell

Apollo Guide

Rated: 51/100

May 11, 2001

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I enjoyed this one. It has a very solid ending and easy to follow story line. Great performances by the entire cast. It's not going down as a classic, but still worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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james b

Rise of the Footsoldier is way better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Prefer "Rise of the Footsoldier" with this being a lot more fictionalized but still a good movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Based on a true story, this is one of 4 films about the murder of 3 drug dealers in England. Although it stars Sean Bean, one of my favorite actors, I didn't much care for it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Another film based on the killing of three thugs in Essex. A different 3 to Rise of the footsoilder (answers on a postcard please). Where that film had Carlton Leach and football this had Sean Bean and Billy the Whizz. Both films have something going for them, which is something more than Bonded by Blood - one more film to go based on these events, The Fall of the Essex Boys (which based on the name could be a mash up of the 2 'good' films.....

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

92% Falls just short of being an epic gangster film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Terry Winsor

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Sean Bean

Jason Locke

Alex Kingston

Lisa Locke

Charlie Creed-Miles

Billy Reynolds

Tom Wilkinson

John Dyke

Larry Lamb

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Synopsis

Billy (Charlie Creed-Miles) has just scored an entry-level position with the local crime cartel. His first job is to mind Jason (Sean Bean), a newly released thug with a vicious temper. Jason thinks it's his job to teach Billy about crime, drugs and women. Little does he know that Billy has his eyes on Jason's own wife, Lisa (Alex Kingston). When an ecstasy deal goes bad, Jason vows revenge on the boss (Tom Wilkinson), while Billy looks to take out Jason. Before long, bodies start turning up.

Director: Terry Winsor
Producer: Jeff Pope
Screenwriter: Jeff Pope, Terry Winsor
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 14, 2016
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround

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