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CrimeComedy

Snatch

- Stealin' stones and breakin' bones.

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

Release Date : 2000-09-01

Language :EnglishRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : SKA Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Snatch'dDiamonds

Cast

Brad Pitt

Character Name : Mickey O'Neil

Original Name : Brad Pitt

Gender : Male

Jason Statham

Character Name : Turkish

Original Name : Jason Statham

Gender : Male

Alan Ford

Character Name : Brick Top Polford

Original Name : Alan Ford

Gender : Male

Stephen Graham

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Stephen Graham

Gender : Male

Dennis Farina

Character Name : Cousin Avi

Original Name : Dennis Farina

Gender : Male

Robbie Gee

Character Name : Vincent

Original Name : Robbie Gee

Gender : Male

Lennie James

Character Name : Sol

Original Name : Lennie James

Gender : Male

Benicio del Toro

Character Name : Franky Four Fingers

Original Name : Benicio del Toro

Gender : Male

Rade Šerbedžija

Character Name : Boris "The Blade" Yurinov

Original Name : Rade Šerbedžija

Gender : Male

Vinnie Jones

Character Name : Bullet-Tooth Tony

Original Name : Vinnie Jones

Gender : Male

Ade

Character Name : Tyrone

Original Name : Ade

Gender : Male

Mike Reid

Character Name : Doug "The Head" Denovitz

Original Name : Mike Reid

Gender : Male

Jason Flemyng

Character Name : Darren

Original Name : Jason Flemyng

Gender : Male

Ewen Bremner

Character Name : Mullet

Original Name : Ewen Bremner

Gender : Male

Andy Beckwith

Character Name : Errol

Original Name : Andy Beckwith

Gender : Male

Charles Cork

Character Name : MC

Original Name : Charles Cork

Gender : Male

Sorcha Cusack

Character Name : Mum O'Neil

Original Name : Sorcha Cusack

Gender : Female

Dave Legeno

Character Name : John

Original Name : Dave Legeno

Gender : Male

Trevor Steedman

Character Name : Bomber Harris

Original Name : Trevor Steedman

Gender : Male

Velibor Topic

Character Name : The Russian

Original Name : Velibor Topic

Gender : Male

William Beck

Character Name : Neil

Original Name : William Beck

Gender : Male

Sam Douglas

Character Name : Rosebud

Original Name : Sam Douglas

Gender : Male

Adam Fogerty

Character Name : Gorgeous George

Original Name : Adam Fogerty

Gender : Male

Eric Meyers

Character Name : Avi's Colleague

Original Name : Eric Meyers

Gender : Male

Jason Buckham

Character Name : Gary

Original Name : Jason Buckham

Gender : Male

Mickey Cantwell

Character Name : Liam

Original Name : Mickey Cantwell

Gender : Male

Nicola Collins

Character Name : Alex

Original Name : Nicola Collins

Gender : Male

Teena Collins

Character Name : Susi

Original Name : Teena Collins

Gender : Male

James Cunningham

Character Name : Horrible Man

Original Name : James Cunningham

Gender : Male

Mickey Dee

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Mickey Dee

Gender : Male

Goldie

Character Name : Bad Boy Lincoln

Original Name : Goldie

Gender : Male

Sid Hoare

Character Name : Reuben

Original Name : Sid Hoare

Gender : Male

Ronald Isaac

Character Name : Referee

Original Name : Ronald Isaac

Gender : Male

Chuck Julian

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Chuck Julian

Gender : Male

Jason Ninh Cao

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Jason Ninh Cao

Gender : Male

Paul O'Boyle

Character Name : Patrick

Original Name : Paul O'Boyle

Gender : Male

Jimmy Roussounis

Character Name : Paulie

Original Name : Jimmy Roussounis

Gender : Male

Sidney Sedin

Character Name : Pauline

Original Name : Sidney Sedin

Gender : Male

Peter Szakacs

Character Name : Sausage Charlie

Original Name : Peter Szakacs

Gender : Male

John Taheny

Character Name : Salt Peter

Original Name : John Taheny

Gender : Male

Mick Theo

Character Name : Mad Fist Willy

Original Name : Mick Theo

Gender : Male

Andy Till

Character Name : John the Gun

Original Name : Andy Till

Gender : Male

Scott Welch

Character Name : Horace "Good Night" Anderson

Original Name : Scott Welch

Gender : Male

Michael Hughes

Character Name : Gypsy Man

Original Name : Michael Hughes

Gender : Male

Liam McMahon

Character Name : Gypsy Man

Original Name : Liam McMahon

Gender : Male

James Warren

Character Name : Gypsy Man

Original Name : James Warren

Gender : Male

Austin Drage

Character Name : Gypsy Kid

Original Name : Austin Drage

Gender : Male

Liam Donaghy

Character Name : Gypsy Kid

Original Name : Liam Donaghy

Gender : Male

Joe Williams

Character Name : Gypsy Kid

Original Name : Joe Williams

Gender : Male

John Farnell

Character Name : Brick Top's Henchman

Original Name : John Farnell

Gender : Male

Shaun Pearson

Character Name : Brick Top's Henchman

Original Name : Shaun Pearson

Gender : Male

Dean Smith

Character Name : Brick Top's Henchman

Original Name : Dean Smith

Gender : Male

Roy Snell

Character Name : Brick Top's Henchman

Original Name : Roy Snell

Gender : Male

Tim Faraday

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Tim Faraday

Gender : Male

Andrew Shield

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Andrew Shield

Gender : Male

Guy Ritchie

Character Name : Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Ritchie

Gender : Male

Elwin 'Chopper' David

Character Name : Boxer (uncredited)

Original Name : Elwin 'Chopper' David

Gender : Male

Alex Andreas

Character Name : Pikey Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Andreas

Gender : Male

Dian Bachar

Character Name : Brick Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dian Bachar

Gender : Male

Sol Campbell

Character Name : Bouncer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sol Campbell

Gender : Male

Tom Delmar

Character Name : Thug with Head Crushed in Door (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Delmar

Gender : Male

Christopher Fosh

Character Name : Bricktop's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Fosh

Gender : Male

John Hathaway

Character Name : Bricktop's Barman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Hathaway

Gender : Male

Tim Packham

Character Name : Gypsy Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Packham

Gender : Male

Peter Rnic

Character Name : Irish Traveller (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Rnic

Gender : Male

Yuri Stepanov

Character Name : Himy

Original Name : Yuri Stepanov

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

In the quiet words of the Virgin Mary... come again? Snatch seems to be one of those spunky British gangster films that critics are divided on, yet it's loved by the target audience. Guy Ritchie has done a Sam Raimi, he has remade the first film that put him on the cinematic map. Where Raimi remade The Evil Dead, and just called it Evil Dead II, Ritchie cheekily tries to get away with remaking Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and calling it Snatch. Sure the circumstances in plotting are different, and there's a big American star brought in to beef things up for the global market, but it's the same movie and without doubt it's lazy film making. But it still - like Evil Dead II - Rocks! Snatch in story terms is concerned with a big diamond that stitches together a number of threads involving the London underworld. Some rough and tough Romany types join in the fun, headed by a purposely illegible Brad Pitt, while Dennis Farina, Benicio Del Toro and Rade Serbedzija add more cosmopolitan meat to the crooks and gangster stew. The British cement holding the building up comes in the twin forms of Jason Statham and Stephen Graham, with Vinnie Jones once again turning up to frighten the masses. Everything from bare knuckle fighting to bumbled robberies - to dog fighting and shifty arcade empires - are here, with Ritchie writing characterisations that positively boom off of the screen. As with "Lock-Stock", the beauty is in the way violence and humour are deftly blended. Scenes are often bloody but also bloody funny, a pearl of dialogue is never far away from a perilous situation. The comic tone is more close to the knuckle here, Ritchie having fun toying with ethnic and machismo stereotypes, while he brings his bag of visual tricks before it got boring. The narrative is deliciously complex, but much credit to Ritchie for the way he pulls all the threads neatly together in a whirl of scene splicing and cocky literary assuredness. So it's "Lock-Stock 2" then! No bad thing if you happen to be a fan of that sort of wide boy malarkey. If you don't like it? Then jog on sunshine. 8/10