Rent Essex Boys (1999)
3.2 of 5 from 80 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
Billy Reynolds is stuck in a dead end job. So when Mr D. asks him to drive an old friend around for a day, he accepts, no questions asked. Little does Billy know but he is about to get sucked deep inside the Essex underworld. Jason Locke (Sean Bean) has just finished a five-year stretch and he has more than a score to settle. Driven around his old haunts by Billy, he soon discovers that his friends and enemies have got rich and more powerful in his absence. Feeling betrayed and determined to get back on top, Jason instigates a power struggle. Whoever is in control of security at the nightclubs in Southend also controls the sale of illegal drugs and this is how Jason intends to secure himself and his long-suffering wife, Lisa (Alex Kingston), a lot more respect. Billy tries to come to terms with this new world of greed and excess but knows that something has to give. This story is inspired by a single true event. It left three men dead, two serving life imprisonment and another living under an assumed identity. The rest is fiction, as are all the characters. - Actors:
- Charlie Creed-Miles, Sean Bean, Gareth Milne, Alex Kingston, Amelia Lowdell, Larry Lamb, Michael McKell, Holly Davidson, Terence Rigby, Tom Wilkinson, Billy Murray, George Jackos, Sally Hurst, Louise Landon, Gary Love
- Directors:
- Terry Winsor
- Writers:
- Jeff Pope, Terry Winsor
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Remembering Tom Wilkinson
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Reviews (2) of Essex Boys
Slick Thriller - Essex Boys review by NO
Based on real Essex murders this races along with good performances from the main actors.Too much swearing but probably true to type.Enjoyable gangster film.
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Essex Boys - A film on the Rettenden murders - Essex Boys review by OL
Essex Boys is a mediocre fictional film based on the Rettendon murders. Script is adequate if you think swearing in every sentence is a requirement. The Bank Job with Jason Statham is far better.
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