Who Needs Enemies

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Who Needs Enemies

2013

1h 31m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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6 Reviews

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Tom, a local mobster and former boxer, rents his strip club to Ian, an old friend. When Tom discovers the party involves child prostitution and trafficking, a bloody feud erupts between the two old friends and their foot soldiers.

Mike McCahill

Guardian

Another week, another set of mouthy geezers in suits mugging one another off.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 28, 2013

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

The film is too smitten with its loathsome small-time crooks to generate much interest in the plight of the victims or portray any women as anything but hapless bystanders.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 26, 2013

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Solidly played but the pieces audibly clunk into place.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 25, 2013

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

There's no question that Stylianou is an imaginative and creative director.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 27, 2020

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Jennifer Tate

ViewLondon

First-time writer and director Peter Stylianou demonstrates future potential with Who Needs Enemies, but his debut feature fails to entice thanks to weak dialogue and stereotypical characters.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 28, 2013

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Philip Kemp

Total Film

It's a promising feature debut for Stylianou; let's hope he explores fresher territory next time.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 11, 2013

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nick s

If this is a directing debut, then it's quite impressive. Negatives: characters were a bit too coldhearted, the story had some clunky joins and the theme was a bit old. Postives: the cinematic flourishes were great, the acting was hard to fault and the pacing was just right. Plenty to like so I'm surprised it's not more popular. I usually give up on modern movies after half an hour and I got to the end of this one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Audience Member

A very cleverly developed plot delicately covering a distasteful subject. Good story, good acting and directing. Well worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

"Fackin' hell!" Yep, it's a Cockney gangster flick but have no fear, this ones quite decent. A series of intertwining vignettes and multiple flashbacks weave the story of betrayal, revenge and a dark sordid secret involving two old friends, think part 'Pulp Fiction' narrative, with Guy Ritchie black comedy and 'Lock Stock' gangsters, wide boys and low lives. The star of the show is undoubtedly Kris Johnson as psychopath Chris, one of the scariest movie characters put on the screen for some time, and the type of low life you know exists in 21st Century Britain. Bloody, brutal, and recommended

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Cult movie in the making...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

Tom, a local mobster and former boxer, rents his strip club to Ian, an old friend. When Tom discovers the party involves child prostitution and trafficking, a bloody feud erupts between the two old friends and their foot soldiers.

Director: Peter Stylianou
Producer: Tony Currier
Screenwriter: Peter Stylianou
Production Co: Red Guerilla Films
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 3, 2017
Runtime: 1h 31m