Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

"A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere."

1998 1h 45m EN

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8.1

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75%

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METACRITIC

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8.1

IMDB

★8.1TMDB · 7,441🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★8.1IMDB · 649,801

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

“A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere.”

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Cast

Vinnie Jones
Big Chris
Jason Flemyng
Tom
Dexter Fletcher
Soap
Nick Moran
Eddy
Jason Statham
Bacon
Steven Mackintosh
Winston
Nicholas Rowe
J
Nick Marcq
Charles

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Guy Ritchie
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $28M — a 21.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guy Ritchie, shot by Tim Maurice-Jones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David A. Hughes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Niven Howie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Vinnie Jones and Jason Flemyng and Dexter Fletcher carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Guy Ritchie directs. Tim Maurice-Jones behind the camera. David A. Hughes scores. Niven Howie cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $28M — a 21.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
328 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Guy Ritchie, shot by Tim Maurice-Jones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by David A. Hughes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Niven Howie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vinnie Jones and Jason Flemyng and Dexter Fletcher carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere.".
10IMDB entry: tt0120735 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "ambush", "joint", "alcohol", "shotgun".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tim Maurice-Jones
Original score: David A. Hughes
Editing: Niven Howie
Production design: Iain Andrews
Costume design: Stephanie Collie
Stunt coordinator: Glenn Marks
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,350,000
Box office: $28,356,188
Return: 2100% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes: 75% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 67/100
IMDB rating: 8.1/10 · 649,801 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award. 13 wins & 9 nominations total

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What people are saying

BradFlix2013-12-01
I just plain love this movie!
Andres Gomez2014-04-24
★ 3/10
Far from being a good movie, with tons of flaws but already pointing to the pattern of the whole Ritchie's filmography.
David Perkins2017-01-09
★ 9/10
Genuinely one of my favorite movies of all time. Watched again recently and realised how well written, brilliantly shot, beautifully cast and cleverly produced this movie actually is!