Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

  • 25% of critics liked it
    (28 reviews)

  • 64% of users liked it
    (7,152 ratings)

A historical comedy that applies a 1990's mindset to a tale of crime in the 1740's, Plunkett and Macleane stars Robert Carlyle as Will Plunkett and Jonny Lee Miller as Capt. James Macleane. Plunkett is a druggist who has gone broke and turned to robbery to pay his bills, while Macleane was a… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Charles McKeown
Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Oct 1, 1999 Wide
Nitestar Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    A rollicking time at the movies, if not exactly enlightening.

  • Martin Scribbs, Low IQ Canadian

    The best argument ever made for the carpet bombing of Hollywood.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • xGary X


    A gentleman who is down on his luck teams up with a peasant highwayman in a plan to identify and rob the effete aristocracy of their ill-gotten gains. Plunkett And Macleane was at the receiving end of a critical savaging upon its release at the tail end of the Britpop era, and is one… More

  • Cynthia S


    People keep comparing this to A Knights Tale. Knights Tale was sooooo much better. This movie I just found annoying most of the time. Not a bad movie, but just didn't do it for me like most movies set in this time period.

  • Marion R


    Very generic even though it tries hard not to be. I just found most of what was going on screen very unnecessary and puffy, it was just icing there was no deeper meaning than that.

  • Sarah B


    It may be flawed, but true perfection is imperfect right? I love the gritty realism of the situation, period, and Carlyle's and Lee Miller's relationship. I must admit that's not for everyone, but if you want to see the bright side of life go bury your head in the sand… More

  • Leo L


    A personal favorite.

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