Green Street Hooligans

Name: Green Street Hooligans
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: September 9, 2005
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Elijah Wood

2005

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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews

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Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: September 9, 2005 | R

Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Elijah Wood

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)

Director: Lexi Alexander

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 109 min

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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. Read full review

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." Read full review

Kyle Smith

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

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." Read full review

Nathan Rabin

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

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. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Soccer needs this movie like Georgia needed "Deliverance." Read full review

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ChrisL.

Apr 1, 2008

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.

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JamieK.

Nov 22, 2005

ITS GREAT.

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Bex

Sep 25, 2005

Absolutely amazing film! Recommended to all...football fans or not! Very realistic and surprising how your attitude will change towards some of the characters on the second viewing! Superb film!!!

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JamesE.

Sep 24, 2006

I loved this movie, by far one of my favorites yet. It

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Carlos

Nov 22, 2005

Too see hobit as a west ham ultra (ups hooligan) is really glamorous!!! not about philosophy as fight club, but bout reallity, anyway too romantic for 10.

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StevenL.

Sep 19, 2005

Being English it is easier to identify with the subject matter of this film. I thought that it was a good movie and as it went on you got more into the characters. I thought it was good in the sense it almost stopped before the final scene and asked you the question of what you want to Being English it is easier to identify with the subject matter of this film. I thought that it was a good movie and as it went on you got more into the characters. I thought it was good in the sense it almost stopped before the final scene and asked you the question of what you want to happen almost asking you who you wanted to win in the story of people who no one deserved to win in. On the negative front I thought Elijah Wood was not cast well in this film. I thought he acted very well and did everything expected of him in the movie but felt it was impossible for him to deliver the transformation from nice Harved boy to football holigan. I enjoyed the film although it is a horrible look at people and what they do in the name of a course.… Expand

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[Anonymous]

Feb 15, 2008

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!!

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