2010
R
IFC Films
1 h 28 m

2010
R
IFC Films
1 h 28 m

Summary Michael owes money to Dublin’s meanest gangster, Darren Perrier. When the debt is called in Brenda, Michael’s recently “dumped” and suicidal best friend, accidentally shoots dead one of his goons. To make matters worse Michael’s estranged father, Jim, arrives just in time to witness the scene. With a bounty on their heads Michael, Jim a...

Directed By: Ian Fitzgibbon

Written By: Mark O'Rowe

2010
R
IFC Films
1 h 28 m

2010
R
IFC Films
1 h 28 m

Perrier's Bounty

Name: Perrier's Bounty
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 2010-05-21
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Rating: 47
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Cillian Murphy, Michael McElhatton, Don Wycherley, Jodie Whittaker

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

7.9

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Directed By: Ian Fitzgibbon

Written By: Mark O'Rowe

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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

25% Positive
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58% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

25% Positive
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NPR

A splendidly plotted if thematically unsurprising comedy. The pleasure comes not from fresh insights, but from a droll script and expertly timed performances.

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Movieline

Loose, flinty, and a little in love with itself, Perrier’s Bounty struts the fine line of self-consciousness drawn by neo-gangster capers like "The Usual Suspects," "In Bruges" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."

By Michelle Orange FULL REVIEW

Boston Globe

Perrier’s Bounty is all stock material, full of characters that deserve more than the cliched shootouts and showdowns that befall them. Even the movie’s most natural impulses seem to come from a can.

By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

If there's one defining characteristic among English criminals, it's that they apparently are a quirky lot. That, at least, is the conclusion one draws from the endless series of comically tinged British crime thrillers that have come down the pike during recent years, of which the mediocre Perrier's Bounty is the latest example.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

A poor man’s “In Bruges” that frantically chases itself in circles.

By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

Time Out

It takes more than a few good actors playing bad apples to sustain such familiar romps through regurgitated material. There’s no bounty to be plucked from Perrier’s Bounty. The treasure chest has long since been emptied.

By David Fear FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Ivan Fitzgibbon’s film is so steadfastly blithe that one yearns for a flicker of pretension, some small sign that there’s a guiding principle or purpose.

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Production Company Parallel Film Productions, Number 9 Films, Premiere Picture, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board

Release Date May 21, 2010

Duration 1 h 28 m

Rating R

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Tagline Blood is thicker than water. Nothing is thicker than thieves.

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Awards

Irish Film and Television Awards

• 3 Nominations

Perrier's Bounty

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Top Cast

Gabriel Byrne

Voice of The Reaper

Cillian Murphy

Michael

Michael McElhatton

Ivan

Don Wycherley

Orlando

Jodie Whittaker

Brenda

Brendan Coyle

Jerome

Conleth Hill

Russ

Domhnall Gleeson

Clifford

Pat McCabe

Mulligan

Ned Dennehy

Clamper

Glenn Speers

Clamper

Jim Broadbent

Jim

Pádraic Delaney

Shamie

Natalie Britton

Catherine

Liam Cunningham

The Mutt

Breffni McKenna

Dinny

Brendan Gleeson

Darren Perrier

Francis Magee

Hank

Wuzza Conlon

Blaise

Brendan Dempsey

Victor

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