Green Street Hooligans

Green Street Hooligans (2005)

  • 46% of critics liked it
    (61 reviews)

  • 87% of users liked it
    (204,567 ratings)

An American abroad is introduced to the heady but dangerous pleasures of violence in this powerful drama from Great Britain. Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) is a journalism student from America who is expelled from college when his roommate sets him to take the fall after drugs are found in their dorm… More

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R, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Lexi Alexander
Written By
Lexi Alexander, Dougie Brimson, Josh Shelov
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 16, 2005 Limited
On DVD
Jun 13, 2006
Freestyle Releasing

Critic Reviews

  • Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    It swims and sinks in melodrama.

  • John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

    There's a good movie to be made about the violent world of British soccer, or football, as it's called on the other side of the pond. This isn't it.

  • Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

    The script is a jumble of caricatures and cliches.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Soccer needs this movie like Georgia needed Deliverance.

  • Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic

    It's what you thought Fight Club was going to be, before it went in a whole other (and far more interesting) direction.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Mike S


    Superb acting and very emotional drama. You immediately get sucked into the story. Additionally, it also has great pacing and a highly intriguing storyline. Final rating: a weak "4" from me.

  • Phil H


    Along the same kinda lines as 'The Football Factory' but nowhere near as gritty and in your face, this film suffers from a slight case of Hollywood glitz. Not just because Elijah Wood is in it, that is one reason of course, but the violence just seems more coordinated and… More

  • Brad W


    Green Street Hooligans is one of those rare films where we get are glad we watched it and is probably Elijah Woods best performance (besides LOTR).

  • Eric A


    Being a FOOTBALL fan, I love this movie; tt's Fight Club meets football. The only flaw of this film is Elijah Wood. His acting skills are very poor and I feel they could have done a better job with casting.

  • Thomas J


    Combining a passion with sports with a taste for violence. Fight Club combined with sports fanatics! lol Great movie! Very powerful story supported with equally strong performances!

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