2009
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 57 m

2009
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 57 m

Summary In the 1980s when the Irish civil conflict was at its most treacherous, 22 year old Martin McGartland was recruited by the British police to infiltrate and spy on the IRA. He lived his life under constant threat of exposure and subsequent guaranteed torture and death yet he continued because his information saved many lives. He enjoyed t...

Directed By: Kari Skogland

Written By: Martin McGartland, Nicholas Davies, Kari Skogland

2009
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 57 m

2009
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 57 m

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Name: Fifty Dead Men Walking
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2009-08-21
Duration: 1 min 57 s
Rating: 57
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Zegers, Natalie Press, Rose McGowan

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

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Directed By: Kari Skogland

Written By: Martin McGartland, Nicholas Davies, Kari Skogland

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Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

56% Positive
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13% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

56% Positive
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The Hollywood Reporter

The decibels, energy and overall quality are high in writer-director Kari Skogland's Fifty Dead Men Walking, her supremely well-made, highly stylized, graphic tale of Northern Ireland's "Troubles" in the late 1980s.

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The A.V. Club

What makes Fifty Dead Men work is the story’s sheer moral complexity, which dares viewers to sympathize with anyone onscreen for more than a few minutes at a time.

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

It's a pretty fine film, thanks largely to the performances (and look) of its crackerjack cast, as well as Jonathan Freeman's restless, gritty cinematography and a lickety-split script.

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Variety

A classic about the Irish "troubles." Despite the unavoidably convoluted facts of the real-life story, pic boasts plausibly written, solidly acted characters and a conflict that pushes the viewer's righteous-indignation buttons.

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Empire

Think Donnie Brasco, with the IRA instead of the Mafia. Jim Sturgess dominates with a star-making turn, although some stylistic slip-ups let him down a little.

By Dan Jolin FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

The unfitting flashiness and clunky segues between thriller and melodrama kill any real sense of tension, making this a poor man's "Donnie Brasco"--that is, if its self-congratulation and failure to contextualize the values on both sides of the ethno-political struggle didn't already make it the poor man's "Hunger."

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Time Out

Kari Skogland’s flashy yet dead-on-arrival drama turns Belfast’s backstreet battlefields into music-video backgrounds.

By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

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33% Mixed
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Production Company Handmade International, Future Films, Brightlight Pictures, Future Films Production Services, Altitude Entertainment, SBK Pictures, Skogland Films, Téléfilm Canada, Northern Ireland Screen, Grove Media Finance, Horizon Media Fund, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

Release Date Aug 21, 2009

Duration 1 h 57 m

Rating R

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Tagline When you cross the line there's no going back.

Website http://web.archive.org/web/20110129060703/http://www.fiftydeadmenwalkingthemovie.com/

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Awards

Genie Awards

• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations

Leo Awards

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Ben Kingsley

Fergus

Jim Sturgess

Martin

Kevin Zegers

Sean

Natalie Press

Lara

Rose McGowan

Grace

Tom Collins

Mickey

William Houston

Ray

Michael McElhatton

Robbie

Laura Hughes

Mary

Gerard Jordan

Kieran

David Pearse

Donovan

Joe Doyle

Quinn

Conor MacNeill

Frankie

Evan Harte

Little Patrick

Oscar Harte

Little Patrick

Ciaran Nolan

Connie

Ali White

Lara's Mother

Frankie McCafferty

Paddy

Matt McArdle

Ambulance Attendant

Tom Sullivan

RUC Officer

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