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2005
R
Freestyle Releasing
1 h 49 m

2005
R
Freestyle Releasing
1 h 49 m

Summary 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)

Directed By: Lexi Alexander

Written By: Dougie Brimson, Josh Shelov, Lexi Alexander

2005
R
Freestyle Releasing
1 h 49 m

2005
R
Freestyle Releasing
1 h 49 m

Green Street Hooligans

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

55

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 117 User Ratings

8.2

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Summary 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)

Directed By: Lexi Alexander

Written By: Dougie Brimson, Josh Shelov, Lexi Alexander

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

45% Positive
10 Reviews

45% Mixed
10 Reviews

9% Negative
2 Reviews

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews

45% Positive
10 Reviews

45% Mixed
10 Reviews

9% Negative
2 Reviews

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Mixed Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times

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.

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

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

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User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 117 User Ratings

82% Positive
96 Ratings

14% Mixed
16 Ratings

4% Negative
5 Ratings

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User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 117 User Ratings

82% Positive
96 Ratings

14% Mixed
16 Ratings

4% Negative
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May 3, 2017

Great movie, don't let all the negativity from others on this website dissuade you. Watch it, if you like it then fantastic! If you hate it, well, "go blow some bubbles" ;)

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Oct 11, 2013

Critic Desson Thomson of the Washington Post said "soccer needs this movie like Georgia needed Deliverance". Rather, I say Metacritic needs HIS review like Journalism needed Green Street Hooligans! Up your arse Desson you Journo. This is a masterpiece, the best soccer movie yet made. Still, its about so MUCH MORE than Football. It's about cultural differences, about brotherhood, about Publife, about being single and a 20 something, about fanaticism and exiting fanaticism and finding real life. Most importantly, its about the Lower class...about hope..beyond the day to day grind at work. Something to believe in, something to cheer for...even if what you are cheering for is low quality. It's about where you are from and the biggest ruck is always the next one. Cheers boys.

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Portland Oregonian

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.

By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW

Dallas Observer

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

By Luke Y. Thompson FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

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.

By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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.

By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Soccer needs this movie like Georgia needed "Deliverance."

By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW

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Oct 9, 2012

This movie is absolutely amazing. The acting is unreal, the fights are so realistic. The storyline is so realistic going from football firms to matchday brawlings. 10/10 for me. Spot on

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Mar 28, 2017

Актёры отлично играют, что так и давит на эмоции, саундтрек очень крутой, драки выглядят эпично, что вкупе с хорошей операторской работой создаёт эффект погружения, словно чувствуешь каждый удар. Сюжет прост, но интересен. Отличное кино!

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Dec 11, 2018

Violence and Friendship. A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.

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Mar 30, 2021

Such a lazy and superficial look at football hooliganism in the U.K. The bones are there for a good movie, but poor direction and a weak story stop this from being anything memorable. Gary Oldman's "The Firm" from 1989 is the best movie to see in the genre.

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Jun 19, 2016

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

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Details

Production Company Baker Street, Madison Wells, Yank Film Finance

Release Date Sep 9, 2005

Duration 1 h 49 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Stand Your Ground And Fight.

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Awards

SXSW Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Malibu Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

LA Femme International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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