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London Calling

2025 · 114 min

A fast, darkly funny ride that mixes hitman action with awkward father-son bonding, easy to watch but with a mean streak.

Directed by
Allan Ungar
Genres
Action, Crime, Comedy
Starring
Josh Duhamel, Aidan Gillen, Jeremy Ray Taylor
Tagline
Become a hitman.
Overview
After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Allan Ungar
Genres
Action, Crime, Comedy
Starring
Josh Duhamel, Aidan Gillen, Jeremy Ray Taylor
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Tone
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • crime
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, crime, comedy
Directed by
Allan Ungar
Written by
Quinn Wolfe, Omer Levin Menekse
Starring
Josh Duhamel, Aidan Gillen, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Rick Hoffman, Arnold Vosloo, Daniel Lasker, Daniah De Villiers, Nathan Castle
Music
Trevor Morris
Cinematography
Alexander Chinnici
Runtime
114 min
Country
South Africa, United States of America
Languages
English

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