Johnny Was

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Johnny Was

R

2006

1h 33m

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Johnny Doyle leaves a past of violence in Ireland and decides to go to London until his former mentor, Flynn, breaks out of prison with plans of stopping the peace process. They are stuck together in Johnny's safe house with a gangster downstairs, and as Flynn befriends the gangster, Johnny cannot help but fall for his girlfriend which leads to an all out war.

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David Cornelius

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Johnny Was has little going for it besides attitude. Ah, but what attitude.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 20, 2006

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There's nothing more annoying then african music playing in the background for the majority of the movie. Besides that, the movie was slow, & boring, nuff said.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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benedikt f

alright movie, great soundtrack

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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So the only reason I wanted to see this was because of Samantha Mumba. I didn't have high hopes for it, but then again didn't really know what it was going to be about. While it wasn't a bad film I just wasn't that interested in it being mostly about drugs and gang wars which don't really interest me. Fairly good acting, but the storyline was a little dull. Overall I can see why some people would like it, but a film that just wasn't for me, but it was nice seeing Sam on screen again :)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

It is hard to find a film as inept as this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Vinnie Jones in good film shocker! Ably supported by an eclectic cast ranging from Lennox Lewis, to Patrick Bergin via The Who's Roger Daltrey.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

alright movie, great soundtrack!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Mark Hammond

Director

Vinnie Jones

Johnny Doyle

Patrick Bergin

Flynn

Eriq La Salle

Julius

Samantha Mumba

Rita

Lennox Lewis

Ras

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Synopsis

Johnny Doyle leaves a past of violence in Ireland and decides to go to London until his former mentor, Flynn, breaks out of prison with plans of stopping the peace process. They are stuck together in Johnny's safe house with a gangster downstairs, and as Flynn befriends the gangster, Johnny cannot help but fall for his girlfriend which leads to an all out war.

Director: Mark Hammond
Producer: Ira Besserman, Patrick FitzSymons, Brendan Foley, Lars Hermann
Screenwriter: Brendan Foley
Production Co: Nordisk Film
Rating: R (Violence|Brief Nudity|Pervasive Language|Drug Use)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m

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