Shifty

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Shifty

2008

1h 26m

Mystery & Thriller

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Chris comes home and finds his friend dealing drugs.

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Dan Jolin

Empire Magazine

Good central performances in this highly, entertaining character-driven debut.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 24, 2009

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

Creevy's fine ear for dialogue, sensitive and productive direction of actors and confident control of tone is all the more impressive for being delivered under the short schedule and tight budgetary exigencies.

Rated: 4/6

Apr 24, 2009

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

The production values are lo-fi but spirited performances, matey humour and an edgy authenticity carry the story.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 24, 2009

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

Shifty takes a non-judgmental approach to people experiencing addiction and the dealers enjoying a lifestyle that their criminal activities bring them.

Jun 11, 2025

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

While the idea of a crime thriller set in seedy London isn't an original thought, the way that Creevy approaches everything here is original, intelligent and involving.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 23, 2020

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Cosmo Landesman

Sunday Times (UK)

The dialogue is a nice mix of Pinteresque menace, drug lingo, laddism and cracking one-liners.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 28, 2009

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Down to earth and honest

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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That's suburban Britain for ya.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Good watch. Not v exciting though

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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This film looked good on the cover, but it really let me down. Too much chat and not much drama. Sorry but it has to be a 2 star.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Typical cockney wanna b chav rubbish

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Difficult to get a hold of on this side of the Atlantic, 'Shifty' sets what might otherwise be a typical rough-life-on-the-streets plotline against the suburban estates of post-industrial Britain.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

Chris comes home and finds his friend dealing drugs.

Director: Eran Creevy
Producer: Rory Aitken, Ben Pugh
Screenwriter: Eran Creevy
Production Co: Film London, Between The Eyes, BBC Film
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2017
Runtime: 1h 26m

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