Filth
2013 · Movie · R · 97 min · ★ 6.8 · 61% critics
A corrupt junkie cop fixates on securing a promotion while spiraling through manipulation and hallucinations. As his addiction worsens, his grip on reality fractures, turning his investigation into a dark, twisted struggle that he may not survive emotionally.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,911 votes)
- Box office
- $8,334,411
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Filth if you like vicious dark comedy and intense psychological chaos, with a film that keeps you staring and thinking even as it shocks you; Not for you if you want clean, straightforward storytelling or are easily bothered by drugs, corruption, and disturbing scenes like in The Rules of Attraction or Trainspotting.
Pros: dark, engaging black comedy; standout lead performance; lots of shocking energy | Cons: disturbing content; dialogue can be hard follow; may feel tonally uneven
Themes
- based on novel or book
- detective
- cocaine
- investigation
- manipulation
- dark comedy
- edinburgh, scotland
- hallucination
- sexism
- cop
- murder
- dirty cop
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Cast & crew
James McAvoy
as Bruce
Jamie Bell
as Lennox
Eddie Marsan
as Bladesey
Imogen Poots
as Drummond
Brian McCardie
as Gillman
Emun Elliott
as Inglis
Gary Lewis
as Gus
John Sessions
as Toal
Shauna Macdonald
as Carole
Jim Broadbent
as Dr Rossi
Directed by Jon S. Baird