Harry Brown

"Every man has a breaking point."

2009 1h 43m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 1,215

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Synopsis

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An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.

“Every man has a breaking point.”

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Cast

Michael Caine
Harry Brown
Emily Mortimer
DI Alice Frampton
Iain Glen
SI Childs
Lee Oakes
Dean Saunders
Liam Cunningham
Sid Rourke
Sean Harris
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Charlie Creed-Miles
DS Terry Hicock
David Bradley
Leonard Attwell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Barber
Writers: Gary Young
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Barber, shot by Martin Ruhe. 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 Martin Phipps. 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 Joe Walker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer and Iain Glen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every man has a breaking point.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1289406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Daniel Barber directs. Martin Ruhe behind the camera. Martin Phipps scores. Joe Walker cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Directed by Daniel Barber, shot by Martin Ruhe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Martin Phipps. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Joe Walker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer and Iain Glen carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Every man has a breaking point.".
7IMDB entry: tt1289406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "investigation", "self-defense", "riot", "murder".

The technical file

Cinematography: Martin Ruhe
Original score: Martin Phipps
Editing: Joe Walker
Production design: Kave Quinn
Costume design: Jane Petrie
Makeup / hair: Alison Rainey
VFX supervisor: Pedro Sabrosa
Sound: Richard Pryke
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,300,000
Box office: $10,329,747
Return: 142% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Harry Brown (2009)

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Dark Jedi2018-06-30
★ 5/10
We watched Harry Brown last weekend. I’m afraid it wasn’t as good as I hoped. I often like Michael Caine but I really didn’t like this particular movie. Some people say this movie is a British version of Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino but that’s really stretching it as far as I’m concerned. Gran Torino had quite a few bright moments although the film as a whole was perhaps a bit tragic but Harry Brown was really only dark, slow paced and quite boring. Sure it was well done and Caine sure wasn’t underperforming but the entire film was just too melancholic and depressing for my taste.

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