Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Elijah Wood

After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Du...( read more  read more... )nham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.

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R, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Lexi Alexander

Release Date: September 9, 2005

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DVD Release Date: June 13, 2006

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  • August 13, 2009
    "Stand Your Ground And Fight."

    A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.

    REVIEW

    Not too cliché thou...( read more)gh it ends up being a hollow melodrama; the finished product dances between loyalty, horror and revenge but it manages to capture this terrible element of British society. Violence is relentless and extreme, making the entertainment fulfilling but the story has a lot of energy. Hooliganism is depicted as intoxicating and the "yankee" transformation looks real, as well as the violence defense and its final condemnation. Don't remember a film dealing with this kind of neighborhood wars. It's certainly a gritty drama and well acted, a portrait of young destroying their lives that makes sense for sure.

    The acting is surprisingly strong with Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Lee Gregory and Claire Forlani delivering performances usually only seen from the big boys. Much of the credit must go to director Lexi Alexander who shows a real flair for tension-filled scenes and getting the most out of an actor.

    It is a bit of a coming of age story for wimpy Wood as Matt, a journalist major at Harvard who gets expelled when he won't fight the drug charges that his roommate sent him up with. The rest of the film is Wood's search for his backbone. Hunnam proves to be an exciting and dynamic leader of men, who actually does have a soul ... even if it is a bit misguided. Forlani flashes her most expressive eyes and does a great deal with her limited role here.

    Check this one out and spread the word on this hidden gem. The action is good, the dialogue is fast and fun and checking out the world of football firms is also very interesting.
  • June 6, 2009
    For a movie its got a good story and sturdy acting and is pretty interesting the main audience and those that get the main juicy bits from the story will probably be ivy league yanks. But come on, is his accent some joke or is that part of his character. "It sounds like bloody aw...( read more)ful mate isn't it," I think not
  • February 22, 2009
    Great movie. If u like Brit movies, football and understand the lingo - and amongst all that is a story with friendship, honor and pretty much stepping up and facing everything head on for what you believe in - football. You can find the deepest part of your soul and integrity i...( read more)n mindless violence - but as it shows, there is a time to fight, and a time to walk away.
  • February 14, 2009
    Elijah Wood always feminine even when fighting in England with the football hooligans, great movie, good script, good shit.
  • December 21, 2008
    After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt lea...( read more)rns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.
  • November 5, 2009
    brilliant film with good acting from Elijah Wood for a change.







    Brilliant movie great acting from Elijah Woods.
  • October 30, 2009
    mean street tool-igans
  • October 23, 2009
    Really enjoyed this movie! And love Charlie Hunnam!
  • October 21, 2009
    Brilliant. One amazing British film right here.
  • October 5, 2009
    A good movie. Although what I didn't like about it is all the swearing and curses. It's quite violent, and has a sad ending...but still a good movie. If you don't mind hearing words like f*ck or "cunt" in almost every scene, then I recommend you watch it, cuz of it's pretty good ...( read more)story.

Critic Reviews


October 14, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

The script is a jumble of caricatures and cliches. full review

September 10, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Director and co-writer Lexi Alexander choreographs the fight scenes with thrilling chaos, and the plot unfolds expertly if melodramatically. full review

September 8, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The message is that violence is hard-wired into men, if only the connection is made. full review

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Comments


  • spiderpig123456789
    March 9, 2009
    there is a new green street and its held in a prison
  • vispaco
    October 31, 2008
    the best movie i ever seen.im a west ham fan and i think that this film is wonderful.who think that hooligans are crazy they are wrong.we live for the match day,we live for the fight
  • geohutchh
    July 14, 2008
    Some parts were really badassed but some parts were really sissy-trying-to-be-badasses. Like the washroom scene in the end: 'i was a weak little nothing but then i went to england and became tough so now with my bad ass attitude and karate skills ill return home and beat up the bully." thats so family channel.

    And what was with music during the huge final fight scene at the end? with good music that could have been so much cooler! but the stuff they played ruined it...

    ellija wood has always been a pussy. the singing to himself at the end was so fake and unatural.
  • os99
    March 16, 2008
    God, was this film awful or what? Seriously, I couldn't take this film seriously. Everything about was awful especially Charlie Hunnam, who sports the worst and funniest cockney accent ever.

    Seriously, i would be angry at this film apart from the fact it was just awful and funny in how a film like this could take itself sooooo seriously.

    I think it was an outstanding contender for Worst Film of 2005.

    In fact every person who i met said they liked it were either mad or angry, when i said i didn't like it.

    Just plain funny because it's so incredibly terrible and crap , especially the fight scene at the end.
  • xxhotchick90xx
    October 18, 2007
    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this film its sooooo amazing. But i cant believe pete(charlie) has to die i cry every time its not fair why does the fit one have to die lol... I recommend this film to anyone and everyone. Any one who dont like it must be mad. luv ya lots chanz x x x x x x
  • horiseb
    October 17, 2007
    dis movie is da shizzle i luv it heaps da fighting and everything charlie hunman plays da part well...
  • sutak25
    September 24, 2007
    I love this film so much.I didnt think it would be much of a film omg was I wrong.I had to buy it twice ex boyfriend took it grr lol watch this movie !!!!!!!!
  • captainXiero
    August 29, 2007
    I fucking love this film!!!!! it's amazing!
  • gcdcfc
    August 22, 2007
    Best movie ever
  • lilmisshannah771
    July 27, 2007
    Green Street Hooligans is my favorite movie EVER.....your soo FUCKING HOTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!

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