Chopper
2000 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.8 · 72% critics
Based on a notorious Australian criminal’s own accounts, this darkly comic drama follows a volatile man drifting between prison and the streets as he chases reputation, control, and attention. His stories blur truth and bravado, while violence, drugs, and chaotic relationships pull him deeper into a dangerous underworld.
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-06-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (421 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a raw, darkly funny crime character study that feels unpredictable and unsettling, similar in spirit to Bronson; Not for you if you avoid graphic violence or prefer a clear, tidy storyline.
Pros: gripping lead performance; dark, sharp humor; intense true-crime vibe | Cons: extreme violence; episodic, unfocused story; uneven, distracting style
Themes
- prison
- australia
- prostitute
- tattoo
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- gangster
- delinquent
- nightclub
- based on true story
- trial
- drug use
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2000
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2000
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2000
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 2000 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2000 · nominated
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- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2000 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2000 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2000 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2000 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2000 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2000 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2000 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2000 · nominated
Cast & crew
Eric Bana
as Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read
Vince Colosimo
as Neville Bartos
Simon Lyndon
as Jimmy Loughnan
David Field
as Keithy George
Dan Wyllie
as Bluey
Bill Young
as Detective Downie
Kate Beahan
as Tanya
Gary Waddell
as Kevin Darcy
Renée Brack
as Television Interviewer
Richard Sutherland
as Prison Officer
Directed by Andrew Dominik