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Skulduggery

1991 · 88 min

A scrappy, downbeat British slice of life where petty crime fizzles into awkwardness and small hopes flicker without much payoff.

Overview
Four lads decide to meet up and do a robbery planned by Sweeny, an angry, agressive but small young man who is like a time bomb waiting to go off. The robbery never happens because the boys soon realise Sweeny hasn't put enough thought into the job. His closest friend Tel has a more gentle side to him and falls for a girl at a party called Kak. Gombo is released from a young offenders, and along with Tony finds Sweeny to give him a kicking which actually ends up with Sweeny giving Gombo a kicking! In the end they find an empty house where the owners are away on holiday so they decide to break in. This doesn't quite go to plan either.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Phil Davis
Written by
Phil Davis
Starring
Steve Sweeney, Chris Pitt, David Thewlis, Paul McKenzie, Robin Weaver, Charlie Creed-Miles, Graham Fletcher-Cook, Jake Wood
Runtime
88 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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