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Small Faces

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To the dismay of his mother, Lex Maclean (Iain Robertson) finds trouble when he and his older brother, Bobby (J.S. Duffy), a member of the Glens, a street gang, accidentally injure Malky Johnson (Kevin McKidd), the leader of a rival gang, the Tongs. Already jealous that Lex's other brother, Alan (Joseph McFadden), is wooing local beauty Joanne (Laura Fraser), Malky rages over the incident, setting off a battle that threatens Lex's plans to leave the neighborhood and go to art school.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader The problem may be that I’ve had it up to here with movies about youth gangs... Jun 14, 2022 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 3/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 26, 2005 Full Review Leonard Schwarz Palo Alto Weekly Rated: 2.5/4 May 20, 2003 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 3/5 Mar 31, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Leaburn O This film is fairly average 🤏 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/21/23 Full Review William L This has got to be the least-known title in the BFI's Top 100 British Films of the 20th Century; in 2020, no major streaming service carries the film, and its international reputation is currently almost nonexistent. A film about crime and adolescence that is distinctive primarily for its uniquely Scottish flair, but also manages to convey a real menace in its antagonists, a threatening aura that lingers in the atmosphere. For a particular audience, I can see how the suspense and dark humor can be appropriately balanced with a sense of urban Scottish nostalgia on a framework similar to that of Stand By Me and its appeal to American rural-born Boomers. But I'm not part of that audience, and I can't help but feel alienated from the plot and setting; that certainly doesn't make it a bad film, just not for me. (3/5) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/08/20 Full Review Audience Member yeah, it was alright... kinda messed up story with a few turns and some funnys bits... the main kid just annoyed me a bit too much for me to really get into it (too much character and risk taking for a normal 13 year old). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This was an unpleasant film which I didn't see the point of. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best films I've seen over the past few years, set in Glasgow (and no it is nothing like Trainspotters), everything about it looks as if it really was the late 1960's, and it appears a lot of it was based on real life events. I wonder if that drawing really is in the Glasgow art gallery? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a total movie with extra's. I love the elephant scene! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis To the dismay of his mother, Lex Maclean (Iain Robertson) finds trouble when he and his older brother, Bobby (J.S. Duffy), a member of the Glens, a street gang, accidentally injure Malky Johnson (Kevin McKidd), the leader of a rival gang, the Tongs. Already jealous that Lex's other brother, Alan (Joseph McFadden), is wooing local beauty Joanne (Laura Fraser), Malky rages over the incident, setting off a battle that threatens Lex's plans to leave the neighborhood and go to art school.
Director
Gillies MacKinnon
Producer
Billy MacKinnon, Steve Clarke-Hall
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$160.7K
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround