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Spivs

2004 · 95 min

A gritty, fast-moving London crime caper that mixes dodgy-dealing banter with a sudden moral dilemma, leaving a tense and uneasy aftertaste.

Directed by
Colin Teague
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Warning: These people can seriously damage your wealth!
Overview
Jack, Steve and Goat are East-End Spivs. They spend their time wheeling and dealing wherever and whenever they can. It's not until Jack and the others get involved with a guy called Villa, and they are landed with a big payday they have been waiting for, when they realise what a mess they are into. At the back of the lorry they have smuggled goods in, they find illegal immigrants. Most of them escape but they are left with 2 kids; a boy and a girl, and have to decide what to do with them... Are they going to look after them and feed them, clothe them, love them, etc. or are they going to leave them on the streets of East-End London?

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Directed by
Colin Teague
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • greed
  • morality
  • parenthood
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, comedy, drama, thriller
Directed by
Colin Teague
Written by
Colin Teague, Mike Loveday
Starring
Ken Stott, Nick Moran, Dominic Monaghan, Kate Ashfield, Jack Dee, Tamer Hassan, Paul Kaye, Colin Teague
Cinematography
Haris Zambarloukos
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Albanian

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