Favourite British Gangster/crime film

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

Oh btw Stephen,there's a Handmade Films flyer in the LGF steely with the film advertised in an Amaray so it shouldn't be too long before it hits the shelves....

Thought so! Glad I waited.

[Inspector Abberline]

The two which stand out for me is Albery Finney in Gumshoe and Stacey Keach in The Squeeze.Honorable mention to Vic Dakin.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

With Arrow's recent release of THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY,it's maybe time that this thread was ressurrected.

I see from the poll,which is quite dated now that GET CARTER remains the fave.

What do the more recent members of CL reckon?

GET CARTER or THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY?

Both surely?

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Probably a toss up between Robbery and Brighton Rock for me.

Possibly blasphemous, but I generally don't care for British gangster films overall.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Probably a toss up between Robbery and Brighton Rock for me.

Possibly blasphemous, but I generally don't care for British gangster films overall.

It's a genre i love. From The Blue Lamp and Payroll, through Get Carter and Violent Playground up to present day efforts like We Still Kill The Old Way.

British cinema is as good as anybodies.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

British cinema is as good as anybodies.

Agree 100% - it was only British gangster cinema that I was referring to here.

[Richard--W]

I'll build my British crime collection off that poll list.

No question about it, GET CARTER (1971) still rules.

Long live Mike Hodges!

[Vampix]

Get Carter
The Long Good Friday
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Brighton Rock
Mona Lisa
Sexy Beast
The Krays
Harry Brown
Villain
Gangster No.1
Rise of the Footsoldier

[Richard--W]

I started watching The Sweeney TV series. Watched both films and two seasons so far. Rewatch value extremely high. Man, this show rules.

[Markk]

For me its
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch