The Firm (1988)
Movie Info
The Firm, acclaimed British television director Alan Clarke's last feature film, deals with the football hooliganism that was such a serious problem in England during the 1980s. Gary Oldman stars as Bex, a real estate agent whose true passion is being the "top boy" of the Inter-City Crew, or ICC, from West Ham (based on the real-life Inter-City Firm). As the film opens, Bex is engaged in a football match while his car is being vandalized by rivals from Birmingham, led by Yeti (Mike Leigh regular
Cast
-
Gary Oldman
Bex Bissek -
Philip Davis
Yeti -
Charles Lawson
Trigg -
Lesley Manville
Sue -
Andrew Wilde
Oboe -
Jay Simpson
Dominic
ADVERTISEMENT
All Critics (3) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0) | DVD (1)
A jarring exploration of the male psyche and the devastating consequences of pride and uncontained machismo in a society where men's lives have lost meaning.
Clarke's specialties are anger and violence, and he captures them with a brutal precision that belies the inherent messiness of the action.
Audience Reviews for The Firm
Super Reviewer
-
- Bex Bissek: All for one and one for all!
Discussion Forum
There are no discussion threads for The Firm yet.
What's Hot On RT
Jack the Giant Slayer and...
Woody Allen in San Francisco
See the Desolation of Smaug trailer!
Where does This Is the End rank?
Latest News on The Firm
September 17, 2009:
Five Favourite Films with Nick LoveNick Love isn't known for heart. The film which earned him his "From the director of..." title card,...
Fresh Links
Featured
Movie: ID: 770670752 Title: The Firm Release Date: null MPAA: 6 Status: 1
The Looks of Johnny Depp
To celebrate the star's birthday, BuzzSugar looks at the many faces of Johnny Depp.
10 Egregious Product Placements
Rolling Stone wonders if The Internship goes too far... then provides 10 examples of movies that did.
Horror Movie Mistakes
Moviefone offers up 8 of the most obvious glaring errors in popular fright flicks.
10 Bad Movies That Look Great
Sometimes even terrible movies can be beautiful; here are 10 of them, from HitFix.
50 Most Classic Movie Moms
In celebration of Mother's Day, TimeOut offers up 50 iconic matriarchs from the big screen.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
Featured on RT
- Digital Multiplex: 21 & Over, Quartet, and More 0
- RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Jack the Giant Slayer and Quartet 18
- Box Office Guru Wrapup: Man of Steel Sets June Record 101
- Weekly Ketchup: Man of Steel Sequel In the Works 181
- Five Favorite Films with Joss Whedon 123
- Bonus Footage of the Cast & Crew of Man of Steel 1
- Critics Consensus: Man of Steel Is Up, Up, and Okay 277
Top Headlines
-
Sony Sets Dates for Amazing Spider-Man 3 and 4
6
-
Man of Steel 2 Rumored for 2014
5
-
No Loki in The Avengers 2
2
-
Watch Natalie Portman's The Professional Audition
0
-
John C. Reilly's Guardians of the Galaxy Role Revealed
5
-
Arnold Schwarzenegger Confirms His Expendables 3 Return
9
-
The Muppets...Again! Is Now Muppets Most Wanted
0
The directing of the final scene puzzled me -- it almost played like a segment from the evening news, where the characters were swaggering in front of some unseen interview correspondent. A strange shift in tone. Almost like breaking the fourth wall.