The Business
2005 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 6.2 · 62% critics
In 1980s London, a young man desperate to escape a rough home life flees to Spain and falls in with a flashy British gangster. Soon he’s pulled into a sun-soaked world of easy money, fast cars, and constant partying, where loyalty is tested and the lifestyle starts to feel as dangerous as it is tempting.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-09-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (134 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a breezy, 80s-flavored British gangster romp with humor, excess, and a big soundtrack, like a lighter RocknRolla; Not for you if you want realism or subtle character drama.
Pros: fun, fast-paced ride; catchy 80s soundtrack; sunny crime escapism | Cons: familiar rise-and-fall plot; uneven second half; crude, heavy swearing
Themes
- drug dealer
- drug smuggling
- smuggling (contraband)
- cocaine
- coast guard
- hit-and-run
- corrupt mayor
- car driver
- spanish guardia civil
Cast & crew
Danny Dyer
as Frankie
Tamer Hassan
as Charlie
Geoff Bell
as Sammy
Georgina Chapman
as Carly
Eddie Webber
as Ronnie
- AB
Adam Bolton
as Danny
Linda Henry
as Shirley
Roland Manookian
as Sonny
- AV
Arturo Venegas
as Mayor
Camille Coduri
as Nora
Directed by Nick Love