RocknRolla

"A story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll."

2008 1h 54m EN

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7.0

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60%

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★7.0TMDB · 3,453🍅60%Rotten Tomatoes●53Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 277,268

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Synopsis

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When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.

“A story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll.”

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Cast

Gerard Butler
One-Two
Tom Wilkinson
Lenny Cole
Thandiwe Newton
Stella
Mark Strong
Archy
Idris Elba
Mumbles
Tom Hardy
Handsome Bob
Karel Roden
Uri Omovich
Toby Kebbell
Johnny Quid

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guy Ritchie, shot by David Higgs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

ERA

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Gerard Butler and Tom Wilkinson and Thandiwe Newton carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Guy Ritchie directs. David Higgs behind the camera. Steve Isles scores. James Herbert cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
3International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Guy Ritchie, shot by David Higgs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Steve Isles. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor James Herbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gerard Butler and Tom Wilkinson and Thandiwe Newton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll.".
9IMDB entry: tt1032755 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Higgs
Original score: Steve Isles
Editing: James Herbert
Production design: Richard Bridgland
Costume design: Suzie Harman
Makeup / hair: Kirstin Chalmers
VFX supervisor: Jonathan Privett
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $25,740,863
Return: 143% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: RocknRolla (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes: 60% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 53/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 277,268 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations total

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Andres Gomez2014-04-24
★ 5/10
Ritchie repeats again the same template and this is not one of his best shots.
Kenneth Axel Carlsson2014-12-25
★ 5/10
Someone is trying to make easy money, but gets screwed. However, there is always a bigger fish in the pond looking to eat the smaller fish. In this movie, lowly criminals meets councillors, junkies, dead musicians, dirty accountants, nasty crime bosses and filthy rich russians. Sounds like another movie by Guy Ritchie, more or less, and it does indeed follow the same rhythm (and theme) as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The movie opens with the narrator, Archy, who breaks down the plot for us in tiny, easy-to-digest bits, and thats definitely my least favorite bit in the movie, but sadly, needed. This plot is a twisted labyrinth, that constantly shifts from one person to the next. There are no real heroes here, just fish eaten by sharks, hunted by humans, killed by... you get the point. RocknRolla has a huge cast, and some big names too. In smaller roles, you'll see names such as Tom Hardy (Handsome Bob), Jeremy Piven (Roman), Thandie Newton (Stella) and Idris Elba (Mumbles), and in the bigger, you find names like Gerard Butler (One Two), Mark Strong (Archy) and Tom Wilkinson (Lenny Cole). Most of them delivers quirky and fun characters, and some of them even gives us a bit to think about, like Tom Hardy's role, Handsome Bob, who is coming to terms with being gay. The movie is fast-paced to begin with, but slows down a bit later on. It has the obligatory violent Guy Ritchie scenes that reminds us of the early movies of Quentin Tarantino, but in the end, it is all a bit hollow. This is a movie about greed, about screwing over those with money, or even, those without. Last words... looking for a bit of solid entertainment, a good plot (not too easy to get your head around, but not too hard to loose you either) and some nice solid actors (and actresses), this is definitely the movie you are looking for.
CinemaSerf2022-03-27
★ 7/10
I really enjoyed this. A great ensemble cast delivering a gangster thriller that pokes it's tongue out at just about everything/body whilst still retaining enough menace to keep it engaging. As ever with Ritchie films, it does run a bit to dialogue - and this one has an, at times, irritating narrative. Tom Wilkinson ("Lenny") is quite good as the mob boss who facilitates - and takes a cut from - most big property transactions in London; and he makes a good living from it. A Russian oligarch arrives on the scene and engages Lenny, and his slimy but ruthless sidekick "Archy" (Mark Strong) to help his with a fairly mammoth development. At this stage it all starts to go a bit pear shaped and we slowly become aware that there is much more afoot. There are several fun subplots with Gerard Butler, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy and Thandie Newton all having some skin in at least part of the game; and Toby Kebbell is cracking as his dead-loss, rockstar, coke-head son "Johnny Quid". The writing is taut and humorous, and the violence much more "fantasy" and implied - even kinky, on occasion, than gory. The whole thing is a thoroughly entertaining piece of cinema - complete with killer lobsters and the smallest of cameos from Hugh Grant!