Bob Hoskins,
Bryan Marshall,
Dave King,
Derek Thompson,
Helen Mirren
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Bob Hoskins made his mark with a vivid portrayal of a London mob boss sweating the big deal designed to make him rich and legit. Suddenly, everything crumbles thanks to an elusive, bloody enemy. A tou...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 1, 1998
Stats: 698 reviews
Hard-hitting and brutal. Only second to "get carter" in the podium of the best british gangster films. The short but fierce bulldog-like figure of Bob Hoskins is an ideal anti-hero.
A classic British gangster film with the brilliant Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. Brilliant.
When thinking back over the decades of British gangtser films, The Long Good Friday stands out in memory. This is due to the way the story is executed and the way a certain degree of suspense is held throughout.
Everything starts off well in this film. We're shown a rather perpl...( read more)
Excellent British gangster film that introduced most of the world to Bob Hoskins. Any fan of crime films owes to themselves to see it.
Part Edward G. Robinson caricature, part bulldog, Hoskins comes through with a performance which has remained unequalled in its genre despite the excess of gangster sagas from both sides of the pond. Playing the unchallenged gangster kingpin in London, he is like a dinosaur una...( read more)
Excellent British gangster film as Hoskins finds his property and people coming under attack from an unknown enemy.
Bob Hoskins always sets the intensity to the maximum. With a variety of different compelling emotions, this film stratifies the deepness in knowing the right things, and them alone. It is such a tragedy in the murder of so many; and a horror of the bias judgment of people.
This British gangland thriller is simply a benchmark classic, with brilliant performances, especially from Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. The virtually wordless end scene is one of Hoskins' finest screen moments.
Does anyone have a review of this where they don't write "BRITAIN" or "BRITISH" every sentence? We know where it's from. Mentioning it's country of origin only makes it seem like you're looking for something your country can be proud of like a Frenchy going on about Napoleon.
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