Bronson

Bronson (2008)

  • 77% of critics liked it
    (75 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (10,331 ratings)

The notorious life of the U.K.'s "most violent prisoner" serves as the subject of Pusher Trilogy director Nicolas Winding Refn's brutal biopic. Born Michael Peterson but later renamed by his fight promoter, Charles Bronson's sole ambition in life was to become famous. Surmising that the fastest… More

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Nicolas Winding Refn
Written By
Nicolas Winding Refn, Brock Norman Smith
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Oct 9, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Feb 9, 2010
Magnolia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

    This is psychotic behavior as performance art, and Hardy makes it irresistible.

  • Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Part literate black comedy, part surrealistic character study, part horror movie, Bronson is a sophisticated confection, rich and dark, sprinkled with bitter little jokes.

  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe

    Itâ(TM)s a meditation on the art of rage -- an action painting passing itself off as an action movie.

  • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

    "Nuffin' wonky about my upbringing," Bronson says, early on. Nothing wonky about Hardy's performance, either.

  • Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter

    A pointless exercise in morbidity.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • paul o


    Its interesting....that no one can deny. Tom Hardy pours his heart into this role and gives off his best. Its really mental but in the end entertaining to those who love art-psycho films like clockwork.

  • Matthew R


    Though I am not the first person, nor will I be the last, to say this, but the most accurate comparison to any other film that could qualify as an accurate description of "Bronson" is Stanley Kubrick's socio-political masterwork, "A Clockwork Orange" meets… More

  • Dean !


    Not what I was expecting! I great performance by Tom Hardy as the title character, but the monologue style delivery for the majority of the film was quite odd and bizarre at times, although that fits the character well. Only seem to focus and a few key moments of all his time in… More

  • Luke B


    The film is both entertaining and disturbing. The most disturbing aspect is that it seems to have no answers, which is also a bit of a hindrance. It tells the story of Charles Bronson, the most expensive and notorious prisoner in Britain's history. He is sentenced to just 7 years… More

  • Lady D


    I don't think this is quite the film people will be expecting to see when it comes to the infamous British prisoner; Charlie Bronson. It's not iconic like many other true crime films have come across. Having heard a little about him previously and having recently watched a… More

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