Movie

The Crew

2008 · 117 min

A gritty, slow-burning crime drama that immerses you in a tense underworld of loyalty and betrayal.

Overview: Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pull a daring final heist. But when Ratter kills a drug kingpin during the job, Brennan must turn to rival crook Franner to avert an all-out gangland war.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, betrayal, family, ambition
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
betrayal
family
ambition
violence
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild