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The 51st State
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2001 film directed by Ronny Yu
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The 51st State is a 2001 English-language heist, action, buddy, and comedy film directed by Ronny Yu and written by Stel Pavlou. Produced by Screen Gems, Alliance Atlantis, Fifty First Films, and Focus Films, the movie originates from Canada and the United Kingdom. The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, and Meat Loaf. The narrative is set in Liverpool, with filming taking place in Mexico.
The film has a runtime of 93 minutes and centers on drug trafficking and organized crime. Its release date is listed as January 1, 2001, or December 7, 2001. It was distributed by Netflix and is available on video on demand. The production budget was 27,000,000, while the revenue reached 12,881,605. Review scores include 25%, 4.6 out of 10, 23 out of 100, and 26%. Audience ratings are recorded as 6.092 on TMDb and 6.3 on IMDb.
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6.1An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Elmo McElroy
- Robert Carlyle as Felix DeSouza
- Emily Mortimer as Dakota Parker
- Meat Loaf as The Lizard
- Rhys Ifans as Iki
- Sean Pertwee as Detective Virgil Kane
Themes
- northern england
- liverpool, england
- organized crime
- double cross
- laxative
- skinheads
- synthetic drug
- drug formula
- chemical mastermind
- gangster chase
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- drug trafficking
- Director
- Ronny Yu
- Screenwriter
- Stel Pavlou
- Cast member
- Emily Mortimer
- Production company
- Screen Gems
- Narrative location
- Liverpool
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 922069
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/formula51
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- review score
- 26%
- publication date
- 2001-01-01
- title
- The 51st State
- film editor
- David Wu
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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