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2009 Certificate 15
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  • 60
  • from 24 members

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
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
Director Alex De Rakoff
Studio Revolver Entertainment
Run time DVD: 1 hr 23 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
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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  • 2 stars out of

    When illness causes his mother (Brenda Blethyn) to need a wheelchair, doting con Nick Kane (Tamer Hassan) goes... read more on Time Out

    • Derek Adams, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 30 Oct 2009

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    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!

      • A customer from SW London
      • Posted 30 Oct 2009 22:52

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    Dead Man Running

    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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      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 ...