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- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary Eddie Horniman (Theo James) discovers his father's estate houses part of Bobby Glass' (Ray Winstone) illegal cannabis business in the series set in the same universe as Guy Ritchie's 2019 film of the same name.
Created By: Guy Ritchie
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
The Gentlemen
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 7, 2024
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6.8
Summary Eddie Horniman (Theo James) discovers his father's estate houses part of Bobby Glass' (Ray Winstone) illegal cannabis business in the series set in the same universe as Guy Ritchie's 2019 film of the same name.
Created By: Guy Ritchie
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Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
67
58% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
42% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
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From the picturesque settings and costuming to the use of written on-screen text that helps the audience keep varied deals, people and schemes outlined, the show unfolds like a dazzling web of turmoil, keeping viewers sucked in over its eight episodes. Entertaining — with hijinks, plots and gory violence — “The Gentlemen” irons out the kinks that plagued its film predecessor.
Like most of Guy Ritchie’s material when he’s in caper and kooky criminals mode, The Gentlemen is a romp. Chippy, funny, stylish, cartoonishly violent, touched with mild absurdity.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 93 User Ratings
6.8
72% Positive
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67 Ratings
11% Mixed
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17% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 93 User Ratings
6.8
72% Positive
67 Ratings
67 Ratings
11% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
17% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
i liked the movie, but think i enjoyed the show even more. it’s bombastic, funny, tense, & dark. in true guy ritchie style there are lots of moving parts to the plot. it’s dialogue rich, but even more importantly, so are its performances. it’s got that addictive pithy punch & cool aesthetic. kaya & daniel are my faves after theo james - the true lynchpin of the show & what grounds it. he’s flexing his acting chops here & his charisma knows no bounds.
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Enjoyable, riproarious and surprisingly elegant, “The Gentlemen” is also more wealth-aganda.
The cast, led by the frenemy-flirtatious Theo James and Kaya Scodelario, is game. And hey, there’s only a little racism this time around. .... Surprisingly entertaining and pleasantly forgettable series.
The Ritchie flourishes are irritating – especially on-screen text cutely translating the drugs speak, so when a character offers “£4m sweetened with a bar’s worth of White Widow super cheese”, up pops the explainer that this refers to a million pounds’ worth of “rocket-fuelled marijuana”. But if you can get past this, The Gentleman is a fun caper.
Sure, there’s effort and style in the new-and-unimproved “Gentlemen,” but it’s still a copy of a copy of a copy: Ritchie imitated himself in the movie, and now he’s recreating that imitation. While distracting enough, there’s less tension here than concession; less inner battle than business opportunity.
The plot is more comprehensible, there’s less casual racism and antisemitism in the script, and Scodelario gets the heaps of screen time she deserves in a variation on Dockery’s underwritten role. But midway through season, Ritchie’s signature affectations get tiresome, and the format predictable.
A good cast and high production values but a story that takes a long time (8 episodes) to not go very far at all. The main character seems like he will have the potential to be a strong lead yet he remains entirely passive for most of the series and never displays any particular strengths (capacity for violence, intelligent planning, quick wits, humor, charm, etc.), like the show he's just kind of 'there'. It is reminiscent of some of RItchie's earlier work but doesn't have their energy, frenetic rhythm, or memorable dialogue. Essentially, the main flaw is the lackluster writing, which squanders what had the potential to be a very good show by failing to take any risks, attempting any creative plotting, or developing its characters beyond their somewhat bland surfaces.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Production Company:
- Miramax Television
- Moonage Pictures
- Toff Guy Films
Initial Release Date: Mar 7, 2024
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
