RocknRolla (2008)
Action, Crime, Thriller |
RocknRolla is a action crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, and starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Gemma Arterton and Toby Kebbell. It was released on 5 September 2008 in the United Kingdom, hitting number one in the UK box office in its first week of release. Over the years, the film has gained a cult liking following, with fans desperately awaiting for the sequel.
In London, mob boss Lenny Cole rules the ever-growing real estate business, using a corrupt Councillor for bureaucratic fixing, and his right-hand man Archy for the dirty side of things. A billionaire Russian businessman, Uri Omovich, plans a fixed land deal, and London’s crooks seem to all want a piece of it — particularly Uri’s underhanded accountant Stella, and a gang called “The Wild Bunch” led by small-time crook “One-Two”, his partner “Mumbles”, and their driver, “Handsome Bob”.
Uri agrees to Lenny’s price of €7,000,000 to grease the Council’s wheels, and as a sign of trust, loans him his “lucky painting.” Yet when Uri arranges for Stella to move the funds, she double-crosses him and hires the Wild Bunch to steal the money. Unfortunately for Lenny, however, his junkie stepson Johnny Quid, supposedly dead, steals the painting from Lenny’s wall. Lenny and Archy then coerce Johnny’s American managers Mickey and Roman into tracking down Johnny. In a subplot, Handsome Bob gets close to Stella’s gay husband, a lawyer who has information on a longtime unknown informer in their criminal circle whose information has Bob looking at a five-year prison term.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Writer: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Gemma Arterton, Toby Kebbell
►Cast:
| Gerard Butler | … | One Two |
| Tom Wilkinson | … | Lenny Cole |
| Thandie Newton | … | Stella |
| Mark Strong | … | Archy |
| Idris Elba | … | Mumbles |
| Tom Hardy | … | Handsome Bob |
| Karel Roden | … | Uri Omovich |
| Toby Kebbell | … | Johnny Quid |
| Jeremy Piven | … | Roman |
| Ludacris | … | Mickey (as Chris Bridges) |
| Jimi Mistry | … | Councillor |
| Matt King | … | Cookie |
| Geoff Bell | … | Fred the Head |
| Dragan Micanovic | … | Victor |
| Michael Ryan | … | Pete |
| Nonso Anozie | … | Tank |
| Gemma Arterton | … | June |
| David Bark-Jones | … | Bertie (as David Bark Jones) |
| David Leon | … | Malcolm |
| Bronson Webb | … | Paul |
| Kelly George | … | Danny |
| Roland Manookian | … | Bandy |
| Jamie Campbell Bower | … | Rocker |
| Alex Kovas | … | Chechnyan |
| Mario Woszcycki | … | Chechnyan (as Marios Woszezycki) |
| Mickey De Hara | … | Turbo |
| Scott McNess | … | Johnny – 12 Years old |
| Tim Wallers | … | Property Lawyer |
| James Greene | … | Judge |
| Jasper Jacob | … | Barrister |
| Joanna Bacon | … | Speeler Girl |
| Johnny Harris | … | Gary |
| Tiffany Mulheron | … | Jackie |
| Ben Caplan | … | Estate Agent |
| Ben Homewood | … | Estate Agent |
| David Sterne | … | Barman |
| Oliver Dimsdale | … | Posh Man In Shorts |
| Blake Ritson | … | Drowned Sloane |
| Robert Stone | … | Nightclub Bouncer |
| Andy Linden | … | Waster |
| Jason Courtis | … | Accountant |
| Charlotte Armer | … | Nurse |
| Rory Sadler | … | Eton Boy |
| Oliver Dean | … | Eton Boy |
| Anton Saunders | … | Detective Sergeant Barnes |
| James Puddephatt | … | Detective Sergeant |
| Laura McIntosh | … | Sexy Girl In Bathroom |
| Billy Lunn | … | The Subways |
| Charlotte Cooper | … | The Subways |
| Josh Morgan | … | The Subways |
| Morne Botes | … | Jimmy |
| Ian Houghton | … | Held up Accountant |
| Aaron King | … | Theatre Goer |
| Laurence Richardson | … | Policeman |
| Guy Ritchie | … | Man riding bicycle |
| Tom Rooke | … | Waiter |
| Johan van Vuuren | … | Sloane 2 |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia