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The Gentlemen
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2019 film directed by Guy Ritchie
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The Gentlemen is a 2019 British-American crime, comedy, and action film directed, written, and produced by Guy Ritchie. The movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, and Jeremy Strong. It was produced by Miramax, Toff Guy Films, and Coach Films, with Paul Machliss serving as the film editor and Christopher Benstead as the composer. The narrative is set in London during the 2010s and focuses on themes of masculinity, drug-related crime, and reputation.
The film has a runtime of 113 minutes and was originally titled Toff Guys. It was distributed by STX Entertainment, Netflix, and Microsoft Store. Production costs were $22,000,000, while box office revenue reached $115,171,795. The film received a TMDb vote average of 7.662 from 6,586 votes and an IMDb rating of 7.8 from 458,596 votes.
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7.7American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Michael Pearson
- Charlie Hunnam as Ray
- Michelle Dockery as Rosalind Pearson
- Jeremy Strong as Matthew
- Lyne Renee as Jackie
- Colin Farrell as Coach
Themes
- london, england
- robbery
- businessman
- gangster
- dark comedy
- betrayal
- marijuana
- business
- jewish american
- gunfight
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Guy Ritchie
- Screenplay by
- Guy Ritchie
- Story by
- Guy Ritchie Ivan Atkinson Marn Davies
- Produced by
- Guy Ritchie Ivan Atkinson Bill Block
- Starring
- Matthew McConaughey Charlie Hunnam Henry Golding Michelle Dockery Jeremy Strong Eddie Marsan Colin Farrell Hugh Grant
- Cinematography
- Alan Stewart
- Edited by
- James Herbert Paul Machliss
- Music by
- Christopher Benstead
- Production companies
- Miramax Toff Guy Films
- Distributed by
- Entertainment Film Distributors , (United Kingdom) STXfilms , (United States)
- Release dates
- 3 December 2019 ( 2019-12-03 ) ( Curzon Mayfair Cinema ) 1 January 2020 ( 2020-01-01 ) (United Kingdom) 24 January 2020 ( 2020-01-24 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 113 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $22 million
- Box office
- $115.2 million
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Described at
From writer/director Guy Ritchie comes THE GENTLEMEN, a star-studded sophisticated action comedy. THE GENTLEMEN follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him (featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant). From writer/director Guy Ritchie comes THE GENTLEMEN, a star-studded sophisticated action comedy. THE GENTLEMEN follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him (featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant).
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- reputation
- Director
- Guy Ritchie
- Screenwriter
- Guy Ritchie
- Cast member
- Eddie Marsan
- Composer
- Christopher Benstead
- Producer
- Guy Ritchie
- Production company
- Miramax
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 558045
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thegentlemen.movie
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- publication date
- 2020-01-30
- film editor
- Paul Machliss
- working title
- Toff Guys
- title
- The Gentlemen
- box office
- 114996853
- described at URL
- www.miramax.com/movie/the-gentlemen
- set in period
- 2010s
- social media followers
- 5113
- review score
- 51/100
- capital cost
- 22000000
- derivative work
- The Gentlemen
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Encyclopedic overview
The Gentlemen is a 2019 action comedy film, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie, co-written with Marn Davies and Ivan Atkinson. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant, the film follows an American drug lord in England who is looking to sell his business, setting off a chain of blackmail and schemes to undermine him.
The Gentlemen premiered at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema on 3 December 2019, and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2020, by Entertainment Film Distributors, and in the United States on 24 January 2020, by STXfilms. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was also a commercial success, grossing $115 million worldwide against its $22 million budget. A spin-off television series was released by Netflix in 2024 with Theo James starring in the lead role.
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