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Hyena

Play trailer Poster for Hyena Released May 1, 2015 1h 52m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A corrupt London cop (Peter Ferdinando) tries to shut down an Albanian crime ring before his own illegal activities are discovered.

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Sinking in with as much baleful bite as its namesake, Hyena offers a dark, stylish, and impressively gritty addition to the British crime genre.

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Nick Schager Village Voice Hyena's convoluted tale is given a fresh coat of grime by Johnson's direction, which favors handheld cinematography -- often tracking its protagonists from behind -- that gives the action a pseudo-vrit ruggedness. May 1, 2015 Full Review Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com I suspect that anyone who actually makes it to the bitter end will be enraged by what it does and does not contain. Rated: 1.5/4 May 1, 2015 Full Review Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times "Hyena" feels like a throwback to the tough-as-nails British gangster flicks of the 1970s. Apr 30, 2015 Full Review Nick Levine NME (New Musical Express) This nasty horror sucks you into a grisly world of duplicitous cops and brutish criminals prepared to butcher anyone who gets in their way. Rated: 3/5 Apr 29, 2021 Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore Gritty, hypnotic, drenched in neon lights and shadow, Hyena is a tour-de-force, both as a whole and in terms of Peter Ferdinando's performance. Rated: 5/5 May 4, 2019 Full Review Ed Frankl CineVue Johnson is adept at carrying all the baggage that come with such a meaty thriller, and the concluding tragedy comes across with a novelistic sensibility. Rated: 3/5 Apr 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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H J Gripping film with a couple of gory scenes. The film was totally let down though by the silly open ending. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/26/25 Full Review Bruce K It's British! What more can I say! Was expecting better from them. Similar to many of their cop shows. Not a bad movie. Recommended for a afternoon and early night film. Good date movie if your girlfriend ain't the rom-com type. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/22 Full Review Audience Member It's a dichotomy of slow and listless vs. fast-paced and thrilling. It feels very much like the behind-camera team lacked experience, and felt that corny, cliched character traits and plain, boring camerawork would be fine. That's the first hour sorted. THEN we change gear, and hit a whole other level of storytelling that sees it evolve into a gritty, fresh, indie thriller Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Brian R what the kind of ending????? good movie, good plot, good acting, good everything except the ending. better off if a random person died, a politician lost an election and some got in a fender bender than this. they leave you hanging like a bugger during flu season Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/23/21 Full Review Audience Member Terrible ending spoils movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty standard police drama Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/13/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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Gerard Johnson

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Peter Ferdinando

Michael Logan

Neil Maskell

Martin

MyAnna Buring

Lisa

Stephen Graham

David Knight

Richard Dormer

Nick Taylor

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Movie Info

Synopsis A corrupt London cop (Peter Ferdinando) tries to shut down an Albanian crime ring before his own illegal activities are discovered.
Director
Gerard Johnson
Producer
Stephen Woolley, Joanna Laurie, Elizabeth Karlsen
Screenwriter
Gerard Johnson
Distributor
Tribeca Film
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 28, 2015
Runtime
1h 52m
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