Son of Rambow

"Make believe. Not war."

2007 1h 35m EN

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6.7

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73%

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IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 510🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★7IMDB · 33,161

Comedy

Synopsis

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Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.

“Make believe. Not war.”

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Cast

Bill Milner
Will Proudfoot
Will Poulter
Lee Carter
Jessica Hynes
Mary Proudfoot
Jules Sitruk
Didier Revol
Neil Dudgeon
Joshua
Ed Westwick
Lawrence Carter
Anna Wing
Grandma
Tallulah Evans
Jess Proudfoot

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Garth Jennings
Writers: Garth Jennings
Languages: French, English
Countries: United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Garth Jennings, shot by Jess Hall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joby Talbot. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dominic Leung 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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Bill Milner and Will Poulter and Jessica Hynes carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Garth Jennings directs. Jess Hall behind the camera. Joby Talbot scores. Dominic Leung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
4International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States of America.
5Directed by Garth Jennings, shot by Jess Hall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Joby Talbot. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dominic Leung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bill Milner and Will Poulter and Jessica Hynes carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Make believe. Not war.".
10IMDB entry: tt0845046 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.