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Essex Boys

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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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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/12/2005
2/5
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/01/2003
1.5/4
...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. Go to Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 06/18/2001
2/5
Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide 05/11/2001
51/100
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12/10/2016 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. See more 12/09/2015 Prefer "Rise of the Footsoldier" with this being a lot more fictionalized but still a good movie See more 05/13/2013 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. See more 03/23/2013 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..... See more 09/18/2012 92% Falls just short of being an epic gangster film. See more 07/25/2012 A real stinker, boring and has the worst acting from Sean Bean ever! See more Read all reviews
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Terry Winsor

Director

Sean Bean

Jason Locke

Alex Kingston

Lisa Locke

Charlie Creed-Miles

Billy Reynolds

Tom Wilkinson

John Dyke

Larry Lamb

Peter Chase

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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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