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Green Street Hooligans
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8.9

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MPAA RATING: R for brutal violence, pervasive language and some drug use

Starring Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren, Leo Gregory, Henry Goodman, Geoff Bell, and Rafe Spall

When American Matt Buckner (Wood) is expelled unfairly from Harvard, he flees to England and is draw into the underworld of British football hooliganism. Green Street Hooligans is a story of loyalty, trust, and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge. (Freestyle Releasing)

GENRE(S):	Crime \| Drama
WRITTEN BY:	Lexi Alexander Dougie Brimson Josh Shelov
DIRECTED BY:	Lexi Alexander
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: June 13, 2006 Theatrical: September 9, 2005
RUNNING TIME:	109 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA / UK

Best of the Fest, 2005 Malibu Film Festival

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Then I realized the movie's point is that someone like this nerdy Harvard boy might be transformed in a fairly short time into a bloodthirsty gang fighter. The message is that violence is hard-wired into men, if only the connection is made.

Film Threat Don R. Lewis

A great film because of it's realism and the ability to show viewers a world that exists even today, but not everyone knows about.

New York Post Kyle Smith

Director and co-writer Lexi Alexander choreographs the fight scenes with thrilling chaos, and the plot unfolds expertly if melodramatically.

San Francisco Chronicle G. Allen Johnson

Terrific.

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

The movie, though, is nonsense. At its most credible, the story evokes fond memories of the adult drug narcs hiding among American high schoolers on ''21 Jump Street."

Variety Joe Leydon

Unvarnished verisimilitude, visceral impact and vividly evoked emotional and physical extremes distinguish Hooligans, the impressive debut feature by German-born helmer Lexi Alexander.

LA Weekly Scott Foundas

Playing something of a cipher who reinvents himself as the occasion demands, Wood is unusually well cast, but it's Hunnam, with a psychotic twinkle in his eye, who turns the movie on whenever he's onscreen.

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

At its best when it goes down to the pub and captures, quite flawlessly, the grotty intoxication of these mad, bad, dangerous-to-know Hammers fans hoisting incalculable pints.

Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy

It's a handsome and spry movie, and it might even have managed to be a good one if there were even the least chance of believing that Wood, who can't weigh 145 pounds dripping wet, had the slightest chance of hurting anyone with one of his wee fists.

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Wood is compelling, but Charlie Hunnam ("Nicholas Nickleby") is the one to watch.

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

The gentle Wood isn't very convincing as a bare-knuckle brawler (which bodes ill for his forthcoming role as Iggy Pop), and the movie settles into a payback soap opera reminiscent of "West Side Story."

Dallas Observer Luke Y. Thompson

The world of football riots seems rife with potential for the big screen, but Green Street Hooligans only periodically rises to it.

The New York Times Manohla Dargis

Green Street Hooligans, an accidental advertisement for Alcoholics Anonymous and the somnolent pleasures of cricket that, in the end, is mostly about the pleasures, both visceral and visual, of violence.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Serves up a lot of bone-crushing violence in an offbeat context with considerable style and energy, but the steady diet of brutal street fighting makes it all but impossible to connect with this picture, despite whatever visceral appeal it may offer.

The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

It loses its superficial charm during a labored third act that gets bogged down in tired, groan-inducing subplots.

Village Voice Peter L'Official

Hunnam, whose cockney ranges from dodgy to downright Caine-ian, mutes Gary Oldman's bestial mouth-froth (in Clarke's 1988 The Firm), becoming the prettiest, most articulate, bloodthirsty thug ever to put lip to lager.

The Hollywood Reporter John DeFore

Viewers hoping to understand the senseless phenomenon of football hooliganism would do better to rent Alan Clarke's nearly 20-year-old "The Firm."

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

A silly melodrama.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

It becomes simply another banal gang film so familiar and predictable you have to wonder why so much potential is wasted on such a confused dramatic mess.

Empire Chris Hewitt

A surprisingly rose-tinted look at a subculture that really should have been stamped out some time ago.

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

This is "Fight Club" without the irony or the metaphysical gaming.

Washington Post Desson Thomson

Soccer needs this movie like Georgia needed "Deliverance."

The average user rating for this movie is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 66 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Chris L. gave it a10:
This is one of my favorite movies. Really does a good job of showing English Footballing culture, and has a really good storyline. The one thing I dislike is the American girl whose played by an English girl. They could have found someone way better.

[Anonymous] gave it a0:
How could anyone have enjoyed this film? This film was terrible, with a laughable plot, melodramatic dialog, and sub-standard acting. This film was so predictable it was as if my girlfriend, who watched it with me, was directing the film in real-time from our couch. Boo!!

Economistbr gave it a0:
The is only fun if for those that have fantasies about gang violence or for those that enjoy gang culture. The movie has a weak plot, and passes the idea that getting punched on the face is fun and turns you into a better man. Also the movies sells the idea that a bunch of spoiled teenagers are big time gangsters and that is laughable.

Anna M. gave it a10:
It is one of the best films I ever saw. The main characters are brilliant. The story is full of action!!! The film makes an big impression on me!!!! YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS FILM!!!!!!

James E. gave it a10:
I loved this movie, by far one of my favorites yet. It’s a movie that you can sit and watch over and over. The acting was great, and the plot was full of action. The ending was a bit of a let down though

Mike H. gave it a9:
I don’t care if the plot was recycled or predictable, there was enough grit, character development and brutal action to satiate my appetite. Elijah wood managed to defy his physique to give off the vibe of a street fighter, and the rest of the cast were brilliant also

Kira B. gave it a9:
Green Street Hooligans is a terrifying yet wonderful look into the world of football hooliganism. I was amazed and awed by the normal lives these people live while they are also engaged in such furious bloodthirsty fights. Both Mr. Wood and Mr. Dunnam were wonderfully cast and I loved the character Dunnam portrayed. [***SPOILERS***] I was a little shocked by the ending, as nobody ever likes to see our hero's die, but Matt is careful to live in a way that will honor Pete, and this makes the ending a tribute the good movies.

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Green Street Hooligans
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