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Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

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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

Directed By: Jake Scott

Written By: Charles McKeown

In Theaters: Oct 1, 1999 Wide

On DVD: May 1, 2001

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Cast

Robert Carlyle
Will Plunkett
Jonny Lee Miller
Capt. James Macleane
Liv Tyler
Lady Rebecca
Ken Stott
Chance
Michael Gambon
Lord Chief Justice Gibs...
Alan Cumming
Lord Rochester
Terence Rigby
Claire Rushbrook
Jeff Nuttall
Iain Robertson
James Thornton
Nichola McAuliffe
Susan Porrett
Tommy Flanagan
Alexander Armstrong
Ben Miller
Christian Camargo
David Foxxe
David Walliams
Jake Gavin
Karel Polisensky
Matt Lucas
Neve McIntosh
Stephen Walters

Critic Reviews for Plunkett & Macleane

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

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

January 3, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

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

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Martin Scribbs

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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