In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big...
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organisation, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.
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89 %10,568 reviewsAudience score rating
"The Long Good Friday has a lot to recommend it, chiefly in the fine performances of Bob Hoskins... and Helen Mirren..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"(Hoskins') Harold Shand is an exactingly poured, mixed and shaken molotov cocktail of hope and despair..."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"As a collage of glossy gangster conventions and one-liners, The Long Good Friday explodes with energy..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Keeffe's script is a marvellously crafted piece of writing."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Hoskins is a seething ball of ambition and aggression; part strutting Napoleon, part Reggie Kray, while Mirren and Constantine offer customary sterling support."
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BBC
BBC"I have rarely seen a movie character so completely alive."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Although The Long Good Friday is firmly rooted in a very different era the film still feels fresh and uncompromisingly tough."
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The Times
The Times"Has a shaky, peculiarly British charm that still makes it irresistible."
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Time Out
Time Out"Sheer brilliance."
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The Guardian
The GuardianThe Long Good Friday | Details
- Rating
- R,
- Runtime
- 114
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK
