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A stunning, intelligent thriller
2013 | 99m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Eran Creevy |
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| Writer: | Eran Creevy |
| Staring: |
| When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 15, 2013 |
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| Director: | Eran Creevy |
| Writer: | Eran Creevy |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Crime |
| Keywords | assassin, detective, criminal, conspiracy, heist |
| Production Companies | Scott Free Productions, Alliance Films, Quickfire Films, BFI, Reliance Entertainment, IM Global, Automatik Entertainment, Worldview Entertainment, Between The Eyes |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,900,000
Budget: $8,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James McAvoy | Max Lewinsky |
| Mark Strong | Jacob Sternwood |
| David Morrissey | Thomas Geiger |
| Peter Mullan | Roy Edwards |
| Daniel Mays | Nathan Bartnick |
| Andrea Riseborough | Sarah Hawks |
| Daniel Kaluuya | Juka Ogadowa |
| Ruth Sheen | Iris Warns |
| Jason Flemyng | Harvey Crown |
| Elyes Gabel | Ruan Sternwood |
| Jason Maza | Luke |
| Johnny Harris | Dean Warns |
| Steve Oram | Journalist |
| Natasha Little | Jane Badham |
| Cathy Murphy | Nurse |
| Seun Shote | Joseph Ojogo |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eran Creevy | Writer, Director |
| Ed Wild | Director of Photography, Camera Operator |
| Harry Escott | Original Music Composer |
| Paul Boyd | 3D Artist |
| Hauke Richter | Art Direction |
| Aine Smith | Assistant Art Director |
| Mickey Woolfson | Property Master |
| Fredrik Stålne | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Toby Lloyd | Visual Effects Editor |
| Danielle Lomas | Epk Camera Operator |
| Dan Lowe | Rigging Gaffer |
| Natalie Ward | Costume Design |
| Yasmin Al-Naib | Art Department Assistant |
| Christer Melén | Sound Effects Editor |
| Julian Morson | Steadicam Operator |
| Per Boström | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kate Warwick-Oliver | Hairstylist |
| Linda Forsén | ADR Editor |
| Alex King | Hairstylist |
| Geraint Powell | Set Decoration |
| Nicky Earnshaw | Production Manager |
| Lucia Foster Found | Aerial Coordinator |
| Chris Gill | Editor |
| Patrick Macdonald | 3D Artist |
| Niklas Skarp | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sasha Robertson | Casting |
| Steve Wilkinson | Armorer |
| Rob Ride | 3D Artist |
| John Marzano | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Thomas English | Steadicam Operator |
| Stuart Howell | Steadicam Operator |
| Christopher Raphael | Still Photographer |
| Marese Langan | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Liam Byrne | Armorer |
| Mark Stibbs | Rigging Grip |
| Luan Placks | Costume Supervisor |
| Jennie Evans | ADR Editor |
| James Clark | Video Assist Operator |
| Jim Beeby | Gaffer |
| Colin Nicolson | Sound Mixer |
| Dan Osborne | Armorer |
| Malcolm Huse | Key Grip |
| John Attwell | Steadicam Operator |
| Joakim Sundström | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Emma Symes | Visual Effects Producer |
| Vanessa Baker | ADR Voice Casting |
| Daniel Smith | Still Photographer |
| Ulf Olausson | Foley |
| Nina Gold | Casting |
| Mike Kelt | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Zac Nicholson | Steadicam Operator |
| Gerry Vasbenter | Steadicam Operator |
| Ryan Stuart | Stunts |
| Crispian Sallis | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brian Kavanaugh-Jones | Producer |
| Sarah E. Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Molly Conners | Executive Producer |
| Daniel LeBlanc | Co-Executive Producer |
| Jack Arbuthnott | Co-Producer |
| Andrew Warren | Co-Producer |
| Xavier Marchand | Executive Producer |
| James Atherton | Executive Producer |
| Vicki Cherkas | Co-Executive Producer |
| Jan Pace | Executive Producer |
| Maria Cestone | Executive Producer |
| Rory Aitken | Producer |
| Christopher Woodrow | Executive Producer |
| Ronald Guttman | Co-Executive Producer |
| Hakan Kousetta | Co-Executive Producer |
| Ben Pugh | Producer |
| Liza Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Stuart Ford | Executive Producer |
| Ridley Scott | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 811 | 871 |
When his son is shot, "Sternwood" (Mark Strong) has to return from his Icelandic hideaway to get to the bottom of it all. That puts him back squarely into the sights of cop "Lewinsky" (James McCoy) who has an old (and painful) grudge. What now ensues is a really formulaic and unimaginative drama, th ... ough, as both men realise that they are being played by a higher, manipulative and malevolent power and conclude they are better together. Despite a decent cast, including the usually reliable Andrea Riseborough ("Hawks") it all just fails to ignite. The dark, eerie, photography loses it's potency pretty quickly, as do the flashbacks filling in most of the backstory - leaving us with a pretty generic crime thriller that is pretty light on thrills. Forgettable stuff, sorry.