Green Street Hooligans

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Green Street Hooligans

R

Released Sep 9, 2005

1h 46m

Drama

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American journalism student Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) moves in with his sister and her family in London. There, he meets football hooligan Pete Dunham (Charlie Hunnam), who introduces him to his rough tribal world, where supporters of opposing teams battle each other before and after games. But Pete's lieutenant, Bovver (Leo Gregory), suspects Matt's motives and inadvertently reopens a years-old rivalry between Pete's brother (Marc Warren) and the leader of a rival gang (Geoff Bell).

Critics Consensus

When it comes to the subculture of soccer thugs, Green Street Hooligans lacks sufficient insight, and instead comes off as a Fight Club knock-off.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

This drama purports to take us inside the world of West Ham football rowdies, but its plot is contrived.

Jun 28, 2022

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Bob Longino

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

It swims and sinks in melodrama.

Rated: C

Oct 29, 2005

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

There's a good movie to be made about the violent world of British soccer, or football, as it's called on the other side of the pond. This isn't it.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 21, 2005

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

All this film succeeds in doing is glorifying violence.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 26, 2019

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Jeremy Clarke

The Spectator

One reads books about football hooligans and sees films without expecting much in the way of truth or verisimilitude. But this one made a good honest stab at it.

Feb 1, 2018

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Keith H. Brown

Eye for Film

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2007

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Audience Member

This is why rotten tomatoes has lost its credibility when it comes to film reviews. This movie was very good if not awesome.👏🏾 have some beer and wings and watch this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Pip S

Okay, nothing crazy. A story about the hooliganism of England in the olden days. Delightful and heartbreaking film, especially for football fans. After the film you'll definitely support West Ham at least for a while, unless you're Millwall fan. :/

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

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Artur M

That is really good movie , sad is that " Pete die ...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Kim C

Are people forgetting this was made in 2005? Yes it’s violent, yes it may give some incorrect information but it is a great movie in my opinion. Humour and chaos all in one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Alex F

Charlie Hunnam's accent is very poor in this film. The film is not very emotionally gripping and lacks depth. But, it is an easy watch so if you like the rougher side of football, this film will probably suffice.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Gareth D

Cliched, over the top, brilliant even with the terrible accent from Charlie. Don't sleep on it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Synopsis

American journalism student Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) moves in with his sister and her family in London. There, he meets football hooligan Pete Dunham (Charlie Hunnam), who introduces him to his rough tribal world, where supporters of opposing teams battle each other before and after games. But Pete's lieutenant, Bovver (Leo Gregory), suspects Matt's motives and inadvertently reopens a years-old rivalry between Pete's brother (Marc Warren) and the leader of a rival gang (Geoff Bell).

Director: Lexi Alexander
Producer: Donald Zuckerman, Deborah Del Prete, Gigi Pritzker
Screenwriter: Lexi Alexander, Dougie Brimson, Josh Shelov
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Madison Wells, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, Yank Film Finance, Baker Street
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brutal Violence|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2005, Original
Release Date (DVD): Aug 25, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $345.8K
Runtime: 1h 46m