Hot Fuzz (2006)
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91% of critics liked it
(197 reviews) -
88% of users liked it
(517,039 ratings)
A top London cop who is so good at his job that he makes his fellow officers look like slackers by comparison is "promoted" to serve in the sleepy village of Sandford in this contemporary action comedy from the creators of Shaun of the Dead. Police constable Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg)… More A top London cop who is so good at his job that he makes his fellow officers look like slackers by comparison is "promoted" to serve in the sleepy village of Sandford in this contemporary action comedy from the creators of Shaun of the Dead. Police constable Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) always gets his man, but these days his impeccable record seems to be more indicative of his fellow officers' shortcomings than his own formidable skills as a keeper of the peace. Loathe to stand idly by as their once respectable track record is steadily soiled by the hyper-competent actions of one lone overachiever, Sergeant Angel's superiors at the Met soon determine to remedy their problem by relocating the decorated constable to the West Country village of Sanford -- where tranquil garden parties and neighborhood watch meetings stand in stark contrast to the violent crime and heated gunplay of the city. As Sergeant Angel does his best to adjust to the relative calm of his new environment, his oafish new partner Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) strives to gain the respect of his fellow constables while sustaining himself on fantasies of his favorite action films and police shows. Later, just as it begins to appear as if Sergeant Angel has been relegated to an uneventful existence in the relative calm of the countryside, a series of horrific "accidents" lead him to suspect that the tranquil hamlet of Sanford has fallen prey to a sinister plot which reeks of foul play. Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Steve Coogan, and Martin Freeman co-star in the Edgar Wright film. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edgar Wright, Pegg and Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead")
- Written By
- Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 20, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Rogue Pictures/Focus Features
Critic Reviews
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Dana Stevens, Slate
It's such a vibrant goof, so full of love both for the movies and for its cast of ridiculous characters that you forgive it the odd soggy stretch.
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Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Wright and Pegg have topped Shaun of the Dead by trans(atlantic)planting a whole gaggle of genres.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker
The movie duly quickens into pursuits of every speed, and the homage to action thrillers is there in the smallest detail; the clicking of a ballpoint pen, say, is amplified to sound as menacing as the cocking of a gun.
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Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Nervous yet, Hollywood? Better make room for a few more lads.
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Claudia Puig, USA Today
Though it's no Monty Python, Hot Fuzz is a clever, over-the-top marriage of mayhem and merriment.
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Cast
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Simon Pegg
as Nicholas Angel
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Nick Frost
as PC Danny Butterman
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Jim Broadbent
as Inspector Frank Butterman
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Paddy Considine
as DS Andy Andy Wainwright
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Timothy Dalton
as Simon Skinner
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Billie Whitelaw
as Joyce Cooper
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Edward Woodward
as Tom Weaver
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Rafe Spall
as DS Andy Cartwright
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Olivia Colman
as PC Doris Thatcher
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Paul Freeman
as Rev. Philip Shooter
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Martin Freeman
as Met Sergeant
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Bill Nighy
as Met Chief Inspector
- Steve Coogan
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Bill Bailey
as Sergeant Turner
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Julia Deakin
as Mary Porter
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Kenneth Cranham
as James Reaper
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Patricia Franklin
as Annette Roper
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Anne Reid
as Leslie Tiller
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Stuart Wilson
as Dr. Robin Hatcher
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Peter Wight
as Roy Porter
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Kevin Eldon
as Sergeant Tony Fisher
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Karl Johnson
as PC Bob Walker
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Adam Buxton
as Tim Messenger
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Joe Cornish
as Bob
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Alice Lowe
as Tina
- Lucy Punch
- Chris Waitt
- Robert Popper








