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The Business

2005 · 96 min

A stylish, gritty rise-and-fall crime saga that immerses you in excess and paranoia, with a tense, cynical edge.

Directed by
Nick Love
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller
Tagline
This firm will blow you away.
Overview
During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

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Directed by
Nick Love
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • ambition
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Nick Love
Written by
Nick Love
Starring
Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Geoff Bell, Georgina Chapman, Eddie Webber, Adam Bolton, Linda Henry, Roland Manookian
Music
Ivor Guest
Cinematography
Damian Bromley
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
Spanish, English

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