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When 15-year-old Shay hears the music of The Clash for the first time, it's a revelation that opens a new world of social consciousness and anti-establishment defiance beyond anything he's known in his dead-end London suburb. Drawn into the heart of the city's burgeoning punk scene, he forges two relationships that will change his life, falling in love with rebellious cool girl Vivian and finding an unexpected connection with none other than The Clash's electrifying frontman, Joe Strummer.
  • Rating:
    R (Language|Some Sexual Material)
  • Genre:
    drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Derrick Borte
  • Writer:
    Matt Brown
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Production Co:
    Dutch Tilt Film, IFC Films, Killer Films

Cast & Crew

Daniel Huttlestone
Shay Baker
Dougray Scott
Nick Baker
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joe Strummer
Natascha McElhone
Sandrine
Nell Williams
Vivian Daniels
Anya McKenna-Bruce
Alice
Tom Hughes
Johnny
Kerry Howard
Penelope
Meredith Ostrom
Rebecca
Jeff Leach
Ronnie
Derrick Borte
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Matt Brown
Screenwriter
Alastair Burlingham
Executive Producer
Alex Cutler
Executive Producer
Luke Daniels
Executive Producer
Phil Hunt
Executive Producer
Matthew Lamothe
Executive Producer
Scott Floyd Lochmus
Executive Producer
Dennis Mykytyn
Executive Producer
Jeff Rice
Executive Producer
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Critic Reviews for London Town

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  • If you're a fan of British music-themed dramas, London Town is right up your alley.

    November 20, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Kristen Lopez

    Spectrum Culture

  • The story of the Clash is a fascinating one, and spotlighting a kid inspired by, but not a part of, the punk milieu has plenty of potential. But "London Town" just never burns brightly enough.

    November 30, 2016 | Full Review…

    Andrew Barker

    Variety

  • As contrived as "London Town" is - with a derivative coming-of-age story and improbable, fateful encounters between a struggling teen and Clash frontman Joe Strummer - there is something here of the group's early, principled spirit.

    October 13, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Tom Keogh

    Seattle Times

  • The movie's impersonal, conventional telling of a reasonably standard male coming-of-age story almost tends to make the punk milieu it depicts beside the point.

    October 7, 2016 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Glenn Kenny

    RogerEbert.com

  • The raw vigor and protest of punk get co-opted by the movie's coming-of-age story; it's not the heartfelt sweetness that's the chief problem, but how run-of-the-mill and derivative the plot is.

    October 6, 2016 | Full Review…

    Sheri Linden

    Hollywood Reporter

  • The era's skinhead riots and striking workers - and Strummer's biting, pro-immigrant lyrics - are never more than window dressing in a movie that would rather scatter fairy dust than grit.

    October 6, 2016 | Full Review…

    Jeannette Catsoulis

    New York Times
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