
Gettin' Square
2003 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 6.4 · 78% critics
A man newly released from prison tries to rebuild his life and stay clean, but the pull of old friends and unfinished business keeps getting in the way. As he looks for honest work, past debts and fresh trouble collide, making it far harder to go straight than he expected.
Also known as Gettin Square - OZ
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-10-09
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (42 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an Australian crime comedy with rough-edged humor, colorful characters, and a few tangled threads, in the vein of Get Shorty; Not for you if you want a simple plot and minimal swearing.
Pros: big laughs; standout courtroom moments; strong cast | Cons: complicated storyline; uneven pacing; some predictability
Themes
- heist
- gold coast
- queensland, australia
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2003
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 2003 · nominated
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- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2003 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2003 · nominated
Cast & crew

Sam Worthington
as Barry 'Wattsy' Wirth

David Wenham
as Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri

Timothy Spall
as Darren Barrington

Freya Stafford
as Annie Flynn

Gary Sweet
as Chicka Martin

Richard Carter
as Craig Knob

David Field
as Arnie DeViers

Helen Thomson
as Marion Barrington

David Roberts
as Niall Toole

Luke Pegler
as Joey Wirth
Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky