Dead Man Running

2009 1h 32m EN

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5.8

MID

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14%

ROTTEN

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5.9

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 70🥫14%Rotten Tomatoes★5.9IMDB · 4,742

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Synopsis

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A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it, Nick involves his best mate on a multi-part mission in order to raise the cash before it's too late for them both

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

50 Cent
Thigo
Tamer Hassan
Nick
Danny Dyer
Bing
Blake Ritson
Jarvis
Esmé Bianco
Herself - Featured Burlesque Performer
Monet Mazur
Frankie
Brenda Blethyn
Mother
Alan Ford
Sol

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alex De Rakoff
Writers: Alex De Rakoff, John Luton
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex De Rakoff, shot by Ali Asad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 6

CAST

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50 Cent and Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1311699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alex De Rakoff directs. Ali Asad behind the camera. Alan Strachan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Directed by Alex De Rakoff, shot by Ali Asad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Alan Strachan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
450 Cent and Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1311699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ali Asad
Editing: Alan Strachan
Production design: Matthew Button
Makeup / hair: Pippa Woods
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Dead Man Running (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes: 14% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 4,742 votes
MPAA: R

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CinemaSerf2022-11-22
★ 5/10
I can just imagine the scene down the boozer. Danny Dyer and his pal Tamer Hassan are a bit bored and they think - "Hey, let's make another movie. It can be a cheap and cheerful film noir type thing and we can get our mates to join in"... "Great idea - I'll ask Ash, Phil D is probably around and I don't think Brenda is filming "Vera" just now so I'll drop her a text"... Next thing, and a few grand better off from a nearby beetle drive for the budget, off they go to make this. The story? Well, Tamer fancied being "Nick" who owes a loan shark £100k. Unless his debt is paid back pronto, his poor old ma (Brenda Blethyn) will get bumped off by the elderly, prone-to-napping, enforcer that is Phil Daniels. How, though? Well, he partners with best pal "Bing" (Dyer) and go a-fund raising. Can they find the cash and save his wheelchair bound mother? What do you think? Thing about this, though, is that it's not terrible. The acting is one-dimensional and the dialogue is straight out of the "Janet and John book of daft crime thrillers", but there is some humour and charisma to be enjoyed here and it does exactly what is says on the tin. If you set the bar pretty low and go with the flow then you will get pretty much what you expect from this predictable and decently paced ninety minutes of East London drama.

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