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Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

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Average Rating: 4.3/10
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A historical comedy that applies a 1990's mindset to a tale of crime in the 1740's, Plunkett and Macleane stars Robert Carlyle as Will Plunkett and Jonny Lee Miller as Capt. James Macleane. Plunkett is a druggist who has gone broke and turned to robbery to pay his bills, while Macleane was a minor member of the aristocracy who has resorted to similar means to support himself. The two meet while serving time in prison, and after comparing notes they set out together for a career in crime. They

R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Action & Adventure

Charles McKeown

May 1, 2001

Nitestar Home Video

All Critics (47) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (21) | DVD (5)

A rollicking time at the movies, if not exactly enlightening.

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The best argument ever made for the carpet bombing of Hollywood.

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Audience Reviews for Plunkett & Macleane

A gentleman who is down on his luck teams up with a peasant highwayman in a plan to identify and rob the effete aristocracy of their ill-gotten gains. Plunkett And Macleane was at the receiving end of a critical savaging upon its release at the tail end of the Britpop era, and is one of the first attempts at

May 31, 2007
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People keep comparing this to A Knights Tale. Knights Tale was sooooo much better. This movie I just found annoying most of the time. Not a bad movie, but just didn't do it for me like most movies set in this time period.

October 15, 2010
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