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Fresh out of jail and flat broke, Nick Kane (Tamer Hassan) is a desperate man with 24 hours to find £100,000. As the recession hits the criminal world as hard as it is hitting Wall Street, notorious gangster and loan shark Mr. Thigo (Curtis 50 Cent Jackson) arrives in London with his trusted aide Fitzroy (Ashley Walters) to make a brutal example out of one of his late payers. Smashing his plans of going straight, Nick is given exactly 24 hours to come up with the money or face devastating consequences. As a guarantee, Thigo s men hold Nick s wheelchair-bound mum (Brenda Blethyn) hostage, leaving him no choice but to comply. Enlisting the help of his best mate, Bing (Danny Dyer), the boys embark on a frantic race against the clock; taking them from the dog tracks of East London to the underground drug scene of rural Manchester, as they try every trick and scam in the book to get the cash before it s too late... Executive produced by football superstars Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole, and featuring a hot urban soundtrack with an exclusive track from 50 Cent, Dead Man Running is a hilarious, all-action thrill ride that ranks among the best crime thrillers of the decade.
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Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer, 50 Cent, Brenda Blethyn, Monet MazurDirector: Alex De Rakoff
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By S. Drury
Format:Blu-ray
Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan are top of their game in this movie playing the characters they were born to be, smart talking badass dodgy London geezers! Brilliant story full of mild action and mayhem and lots of laughs due to the superb dialogue! All done on a quality budget too! If your a big fan then this is a must have in the collection! I was a bit put off with the film city rats as the film was very bad and the two actors were wasted but Dead man running brings them back to glory in a proper brit flick full of gangsters and dealers! Check it out.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Valerie J.
Format:DVD
DEAD MAN RUNNING (2009), starring Tamer Hassan (I'd never heard of him!) is certainly not one that I thought I would enjoy and so I put off watching it for quite some time. To be honest, the DVD cover was enough to put me off as I thought it would be all graphic violence and no story but, last night, I decided to give it a go. I nearly missed a treat.
It is set in the U.K. (London and Manchester) and has some fine British actors and actresses in it. The dialogue and plot are sharp, witty, and clever which you expect from a British movie, the characters are realistic, and the performances outstanding. It's not a comedy as such but it made me laugh now and then all the way through and I would most certainly watch it again. Considering the storyline, the violence, sex and language are pretty tame.
FAVOURITE BIT: Where the main character's mother is taken hostage and...well, you better see that bit for yourself.
Dead Man Running reminds me, in some ways, of the movie 'Snatch' starring Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Vinnie Jones, and Jason Statham. [...]
It is set in the U.K. (London and Manchester) and has some fine British actors and actresses in it. The dialogue and plot are sharp, witty, and clever which you expect from a British movie, the characters are realistic, and the performances outstanding. It's not a comedy as such but it made me laugh now and then all the way through and I would most certainly watch it again. Considering the storyline, the violence, sex and language are pretty tame.
FAVOURITE BIT: Where the main character's mother is taken hostage and...well, you better see that bit for yourself.
Dead Man Running reminds me, in some ways, of the movie 'Snatch' starring Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Vinnie Jones, and Jason Statham. [...]
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By chelios1981
Format:DVD
Having missed this at the flicks, and having been waiting to see it, it's proved a real disapointment. Having liked both lead actors (Danny and Tamer) former work (the business for example is, well, the business). I really was expecting a good film here, the story set up, actors and of course the trailer promised so much.
Sadly this is more like dead man walking, in that it's actually quite a slow in pace, even for such a short (less than 90 minutes) film, and as for all the dvd sleeve quotes of action, well there is very little. There is the occasional witty, lock stock style banter from the leads, but the film comes across as a mix of thriller comedy, that doe'snt quite fit the bill in either catogory.
Dead man jumps from scene to scene, in which Danny and Tamer come up with ideas to make a quick score (to pay back Mr 50 cent, of whom they owe megabucks). These mostly include fighting, drug dealing and out right stealing.
The real frustration of the film is that the elements are there, a strong cast, nice simple plot, gritty British locations,and the occasional quote happy script, but all to no avail.
In the hands of fast, style heavy directors like Guy Richie or Nick Love this could have been a real sparkling comedy/thriller, but unfortuanatly it's a pedestrian movie that trys too hard to be familiar and much too hard to please, lacking any original style or sense of pace and that little bit of zest that makes other Brit films classics.
Sadly this is more like dead man walking, in that it's actually quite a slow in pace, even for such a short (less than 90 minutes) film, and as for all the dvd sleeve quotes of action, well there is very little. There is the occasional witty, lock stock style banter from the leads, but the film comes across as a mix of thriller comedy, that doe'snt quite fit the bill in either catogory.
Dead man jumps from scene to scene, in which Danny and Tamer come up with ideas to make a quick score (to pay back Mr 50 cent, of whom they owe megabucks). These mostly include fighting, drug dealing and out right stealing.
The real frustration of the film is that the elements are there, a strong cast, nice simple plot, gritty British locations,and the occasional quote happy script, but all to no avail.
In the hands of fast, style heavy directors like Guy Richie or Nick Love this could have been a real sparkling comedy/thriller, but unfortuanatly it's a pedestrian movie that trys too hard to be familiar and much too hard to please, lacking any original style or sense of pace and that little bit of zest that makes other Brit films classics.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Quality British Gangster Film
Having just watched "City Rats" with both Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan present, I wasn't in too much hurry to watch this film. How wrong can you be? Read more
Published 15 days ago by G Hynes
3.0 out of 5 stars
A bit rushed
Man owes loan shark money. Loan shark kidnaps Man's mother as insurance. Man and his friend rush about trying to obtain cash and thus free his mother. Hilarity ensues. Read more
Published 1 month ago by O. Southwood
5.0 out of 5 stars
loved this
good film quite whitty and over all good watch has some great actors in here total steal at the price aswell
Published 2 months ago by debbie turner
4.0 out of 5 stars
dead man running
a better film from danny dyer his co star makes it good to watch would recommened it for a good story
Published 3 months ago by norman neillll his
3.0 out of 5 stars
dead man running
i found this film okay, nothing really special, but eh you can`t please everyone, not a patch on the essex boys but it was watchable. the delivery time once again was spot on.
Published 4 months ago by LALA
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good film
This is a good film ignore all the other bad reviews it is not Danny dyers typical film its more of a good story line, than flat out gangster film it also has a good ending to the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by dannyp
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unsatisfying.
I watched this film tonight on Blu-ray and to be frank, it was rather disappoiting, the trailer looked awesome and contained the best parts of the film which made me buy it... Read more
Published 19 months ago by P. Marck
4.0 out of 5 stars
good for dyer fans
if ur a fan of danny and tamar, you know the contents of their films and what to expect, you wont be disapointed..got this one day to fill in a night of boredom and enjoyed it
Published 21 months ago by lelebelle
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it
Absolutely fantastic. I am a huge Danny Dyer fan and also love all British gangster type movies. Tiny Iron was also fantastic in it!
Published on 7 April 2011 by NuBeat
4.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it
What's not to like..Dyer & Hassan runnin round under the instruction of 50cent. Not the most realistic of storylines but I enjoyed it.
Published on 21 Mar 2011 by treeman
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