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The Limey
Why this pick
Like Sexy Beast, it turns a lean crime premise into an unnerving character duel, driven by a ferocious British performance, fractured momentum, and cool, sun-bleached menace.
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MOVIE2000 1h 28m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Ex-convict Gary "Gal" Dove is happily retired in Spain with his beloved wife DeeDee, best friend Aitch and Aitch's wife Jackie. A boulder falls from a hill, nearly hits him, and lands in his swimming pool, damaging its double-heart insignia. After an unsuccessful rabbit hunt with Aitch and Enrique, a Spanish boy who helps him around the house, Gal has a dream of a demonic rabbit pointing a gun at him.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Ian McShane
Teddy Bass
James Fox
Harry
Cavan Kendall
Aitch
Julianne White
Jackie
Terence Plummer
Mike
Chris Webb
Nicky
Ray Winstone
Gary „Gal“ Dove
Ben Kingsley
Don Logan