Sexy Beast

R

Released Sep 13, 2000

1 hr. 29 min.

Comedy

Drama

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87%

141 Reviews

Tomatometer

85%

25,000+ Ratings

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Ex-villain Gal Dove (Ray Winstone) has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan (Ben Kingsley), intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job. Desperate not to sacrifice his enchanted existence, Dove is drawn into a shocking battle of wills with Logan, and takes part in a sensational underwater heist, risking everything to protect the woman he loves.

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Critics Consensus

Sexy Beast rises above other movies in the British gangster genre due to its performances -- particularly an electrifying one by Ben Kingsley -- and the script's attention to character development.

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Alec C

You may be out of the game, but that doesn't mean that it's through with you! Gal Dove enjoys his retirement along with his friends at his relaxing villa, only for the unstable Don Logan to arrive on his doorstep asking to pull off one last job and won't take no for an answer. Funny, yet brutally intense at the same time, this crime thriller manages to stick with you after it's done!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Jelisije J

An overrated film that is carried by one character and without that character this film suffers to have any story at all.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Alec B

The style is memorable as are the performances this allows the movie to transcend the pulpy screenplay, which isn't bad but a little derivative.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Pam J

Kind of a slow pulp fiction. I watched it all but could have watched something else.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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helder f

This movie is a series of pushes and pulls for great part. The characters argue but there's something so empty about their back and forth, as the arguments are so shallow in content. I say yes, you say no. Some parts feel like an agonizing nightmare in which one keeps wondering when the destruction will come.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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David W

A masterpiece. Ben Kingsley's brilliant performance alone is a must-see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Jonathan Glazer

Director

Ray Winstone

Gary "Gal" Dove

Ben Kingsley

Don Logan

Ian McShane

Teddy Bass

Amanda Redman

Deedee

Cavan Kendall

Aitch

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

A crime film like no other, Sexy Beast is composed of moments of startling audacity, visual and dramatic, that arrive in waves, just long enough for you to catch your breath before the next.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 3, 2021

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

The movie needs to be seen for its clean compositions, for its sure touch of fantasy, and, above all, for the forbidding presence of Kingsley-the prince of darkness, lightly disguised as a human being.

Sep 14, 2020

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David Ansen

Newsweek

The talented Glazer keeps things crisp, clean and purposeful. The only flab on this film is around the waist of its sybaritic hero, a working-class crook who has finally gotten a taste of the good life, and doesn't want to lose it.

Mar 31, 2008

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…doesn’t have much to do with sex or beasts, despite the giant machine-gun-toting Donnie Darko rabbit that haunts Gal’s dreams, but in terms of British art-house gangster movies, Jonathan Glazer’s uncouth film remains the 200-pound-gorilla in the room…

Rated: 4/5

Jan 16, 2024

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Noah Gittell

Washington City Paper

Ben Kingsley proves he’s one of the best actors of our time.

Nov 28, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... a fierce yet refreshingly understated entry to the resurgence of British gangster films that began in the late 1990s.

Oct 27, 2023

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Synopsis

Ex-villain Gal Dove (Ray Winstone) has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan (Ben Kingsley), intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job. Desperate not to sacrifice his enchanted existence, Dove is drawn into a shocking battle of wills with Logan, and takes part in a sensational underwater heist, risking everything to protect the woman he loves.

Director: Jonathan Glazer
Screenwriter: Louis Mellis, David Scinto
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Recorded Pictures Company, Jonathan Glazer Film, Jeremy Thomas Production
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Pervasive Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9M
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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