Dead Man Running
2009
Reformed ex-con Nick is given 24 hours to come up with £100,000 by notorious New York gangster and loan shark Mr Thigo. As a guarantee, Thigo's men hold Nick's wheelchair-bound mother hostage, leaving him no choice but to comply. Enlisting the help of his best mate, Bing, the boys embark on a frantic race against the clock. .. Read more
| Starring | Monet Mazur, 50 Cent, Danny Dyer, Brenda Blethyn |
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| Director | Alex De Rakoff |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Dead Man Running
Reformed ex-con Nick is given 24 hours to come up with £100,000 by notorious New York gangster and loan shark Mr Thigo. As a guarantee, Thigo's men hold Nick's wheelchair-bound mother hostage, leaving him no choice but to comply. Enlisting the help of his best mate, Bing, the boys embark on a frantic race against the clock. Their mission takes them from the dog tracks of East London to the underground drug scene of rural Manchester as they try every trick and scam in the book to get the cash before it's too late.
| Starring | Monet Mazur, 50 Cent, Danny Dyer, Brenda Blethyn, Tamer Hassan, Blake Ritson, Bronson Webb, Scot Williams, Robert Stone, Joe Egan |
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| Director | Alex De Rakoff |
| Studio | Revolver Entertainment |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 23 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Mar 2010 Blu-ray: 01 Mar 2010 Production year: 2009 |
| Format | DVD |
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When illness causes his mother (Brenda Blethyn) to need a wheelchair, doting con Nick Kane (Tamer Hassan) goes... read more on Time Out
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Go see this brilliant movie!
If you are looking for a good movie, with plenty of surprises then see this movie.
I was pleasantly suprised at how excellent it was seeing as similar British films just were never that impressive for me.50 cents puts in a solid performance as main honcho Mr.Thigo and the rest of the cast, is equally brilliant.Fantastic storyline: a must watch! -
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50 Cent inspired by Dyer
- 26 Sep 2009
Rapper 50 Cent jumped at the chance to star in new movie Dead Man Running after learning hardman Danny Dyer had signed on to the project. In the action thriller, the In Da Club hitmaker plays a loan shark who orders ex-conman Nick, played by Dyer, to pay back the cash he owes in 24 hours. 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, reveals he became a big fan of crime movies, like Dyer's Outlaw and Daniel Craig's Layer Cake, after watching the films while on tour, and he admits it was Dyer's... Read more
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Notorious New York loan shark Mr. Thigo (Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson � GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN', THE RIGHTEOUS KILL) arrives in London to make an example of Nick (Tamer Hassan � THE BUSINESS,... -
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Dead Man Running
Reformed ex-con Nick is given 24 hours to come up with £100,000 by notorious New York gangster and loan shark Mr Thigo. As a guarantee, Thigo's men hold Nick's wheelchair-bound mother hostage, leaving him no choice but to comply. Enlisting the help of his best mate, Bing, the boys embark on a ...
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