Green Street Hooligans

R

Released Sep 9, 2005

1 hr. 46 min.

Drama

List

46%

65 Reviews

Tomatometer

87%

100,000+ Ratings

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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).

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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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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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Chett T

"Green Street Hooligans" is a right proper movie, mate! It's a real gobsmacker, takin' you on a wild ride through the gritty world of footie hooliganism. The story's a proper belter, followin' the journey of a Yank bloke who gets thrown into the deep end of London's football firm scene. Charlie Hunnam's performance as the cocksure lead is spot on, mate! He's as sharp as a tack, believably diving headfirst into the rowdy world of the GSE (Green Street Elite). The flick's chock-full of rough 'n' tumble action, but it ain't all about the fisticuffs—there's heart and loyalty woven in like threads in a jumper. Director Lexi Alexander's got the knack, showin' the camaraderie and the rough edges of the lads without glamorizin' the brawls. The banter's as lively as a pub on match day, keepin' things movin' like a well-oiled machine. In a nutshell, "Green Street Hooligans" is a corker of a film, givin' you a peek into the world of football hooliganism with grit, gusto, and a fair bit of heart.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Gareth v

Such a lazy and superficial look at football hooliganism in the U.K. The bones are there for a good movie, but poor direction and a weak story stop this from being anything memorable. Gary Oldman's "The Firm" from 1989 is the best movie to see in the genre.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/23

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Peter S

It's a great story about loyalty. Pete might have got into fights and drank through the night. But he got up in the morning to be a teacher. There were some good characters in this and it doesn't deserve a low score. Tomato critics take themselves way too seriously

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/23

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Bila Salsabila S

Like it 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Ted B

3.5 stars; From the "Fight Club" film genre comes another ulitra tough, ultra macho, thus ultra violent movie. It was very hard to watch. So how does a film like this get 3.5 Stars? Well you pick Elijah Wood to play the lead role, and get Lexi Alexander to write the screen scrip and Direct the movie. Mix in a host of good English actors and you get a very good movie that exposes the underculture of Hooligan gangs that follow football (soccer to us) clubs in Britain. These firms (gangs) schedule their fights to the schedule of the footbal teams they follow. I don't know how accurate the movie is, but it sure brought an awareness to London Society abbyout this subculture. If you can stomach lots of blood with constant fighting, it is a good movie. I know it doesn't sound like it but it actually has a redeeming story..

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/23

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Lexi Alexander

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Elijah Wood

Matt Buckner

Charlie Hunnam

Pete Dunham

Claire Forlani

Shannon Dunham

Marc Warren

Steve Dunham

Leo Gregory

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

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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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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
Executive Producer: Lexi Alexander, Bill Allen, Patrick Aluise, Paul Schiff
Screenwriter: Lexi Alexander, Dougie Brimson, Josh Shelov
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
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