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Released 13 years ago.
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Filth
"It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it."
2013 1h 37m EN
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6.8
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★6.8TMDB · 1,993
CrimeDramaComedy
Synopsis
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A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
“It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.”
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Drummond
Brian McCardie
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Emun Elliott
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Gary Lewis
Gus
John Sessions
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Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jon S. Baird
- Writers
- Jon S. Baird
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Belgium, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
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WORLD
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International production across 5 countries: Belgium, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jon S. Baird, shot by Matthew Jensen. 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 Clint Mansell. 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 Mark Eckersley 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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James McAvoy and Jamie Bell and Eddie Marsan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1450321 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jon S. Baird directs. Matthew Jensen behind the camera. Clint Mansell scores. Mark Eckersley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Belgium, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 13 years ago.
- 2International production across 5 countries: Belgium, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 3Directed by Jon S. Baird, shot by Matthew Jensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Mark Eckersley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6James McAvoy and Jamie Bell and Eddie Marsan carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1450321 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 18 themes, including "based on novel or book", "detective", "cocaine", "investigation".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Matthew Jensen
- Original score
- Clint Mansell
- Editing
- Mark Eckersley
- Production design
- Mike Gunn
- Costume design
- Guy Speranza
- Makeup / hair
- Maxine Dallas
- Stunt coordinator
- Marco Maas
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $9,114,264
- Return
- 182% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Filth (2013)
Also by
Jon S. Baird
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What people are saying
- Andres Gomez★ 7/10
A movie with a difficult story and interesting plot. A gift for the cast and a McAvoy who performs great. Don't watch it if you don't have a deep skin and tons of sense of humor since it is quite disturbing but enjoyable at times ... Quite an example of the humor in UK but not just that ...
Production companies
Who made it
Egoli Tossell Film
DE
- ST
Steel Mill Pictures
Filmgate Films
SE
- LO
Logie Pictures
Altitude Film Entertainment
GB
- FI
Film House Germany
DE
Maven Screen Media
US
Entre Chien et Loup
BE
Mollywood
BE
Creative Scotland
GB
Film i Väst
SE
Lionsgate UK
GB
Key crew
- ProducerJens Meurer
- ProducerCeline Rattray
- Set DecorationClaire Pidgeon
- NovelIrvine Welsh
- ProducerWill Clarke
- ProducerMark Amin
- ProducerJon S. Baird
- ProducerKen Marshall
- CastingJanet Hirshenson
- Costume DesignGuy Speranza
- ProducerJames McAvoy
- Production DesignMike Gunn
- ProducerTrudie Styler
- ProducerChristian Angermayer
- Art DirectionMoley Campbell
- CastingKahleen Crawford
- EditorMark Eckersley
- CastingJane Jenkins
- ProducerStephen Mao
- Executive ProducerRalph S. Dietrich
- CastingDanny Jackson
- Foley SupervisorHeikki Kossi
- Makeup ArtistMaxine Dallas
- Third Assistant DirectorStina Elinderson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- detective
- cocaine
- investigation
- manipulation
- dark comedy
- edinburgh, scotland
- hallucination
- sexism
- cop
- murder
- dirty cop
- drugs
- drunkenness
- bipolar disorder
- corrupt cop
- misanthrope
- exhilarated
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2014-05-30R
Also known as
International titles
- PrljavoRS
- Ordure!FR
- SujeiraBR
- Filth, el sucioES
