Sexy Beast (2000)
Directed by Jonathan Glazer · 89 min · Crime, Thriller, Drama
50.3 TOPICAL score · #1,900 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.
Sexy Beast (2000, directed by Jonathan Glazer) has a TOPICAL score of 50.3 - ranked 1,900 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the European Film Award for Best Actor. Critics: 87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (961 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages.
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- Critics87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (961 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. European Film Award for Best Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 29 languages
- Still read70,065 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ray Winstone (actor #803), Ben Kingsley (actor #70), Ian McShane (actor #818), Amanda Redman