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2005

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When the whistle blows, the blood flows... Rival football firms go head to head in this story of violence, adrenaline, loyalty and back-street warfare. Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) moves to London after being kicked out of Harvard University for alleged drug dealing. Before long he gets sucked into the hardcore world of booze, .. Read more

Starring	Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren
Director	Lexi Alexander
Genres	Drama, Sport

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- Makes 'The Football Factory' look like a girly playground scrap!
- 178869
- - Nuts
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:27
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- - 52
  - 6
  Gritty Gang Culture
  
  Excellently gritty, dark and depressing yet with bursts of unexpected comedy, the story of the Green Street Elite is one excelled by an outstanding and ... read more »
  
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  - Catherine Lucas
  - Canterbury in Kent, England
  - 19 Jul 2006 at 10:45
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  5 stars
  
  very good really enjoyed it. movie has interesting storyline that keeps you interested. from stars to finish it keeps you interested
  
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- 1108461
- - a customer
  - 05 Apr 2012 at 13:23
- - 0
  - 2
  nothing like footbal factory
  
  disneys answer to football factory. dont bother,american mello-dramatic non sence, pared with a unrealistic plot, and a main character who sounds just perfect ... read more »
  
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- 1041407
- - theenermysshadow
  - 5 reviews
  - 16 Sep 2011 at 15:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Surprisingly Enjoyable.
  
  I ordered this film for my football crazy son, I was expecting to hate it, but to my surprise I found I was glued to it. Enjoyed it that much we have ordered ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 31 Aug 2011 at 19:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Begrudgingly entertaining
  
  As a football fan I really didn't want to like this, but it's somehow quite gripping with very few slowing down points to catch your breath in.
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- - Beelzebomb
  - 27 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 21 Apr 2011 at 02:24
- - 0
  - 0
  GSE - Get Something Else!
  
  OK, Green Street pros and cons...
  
  Pros - there's alot of believable fighting scenes and blood, every impartial football fan will enjoy the chants... read more »
  
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- 984455
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - GArchie
  - 13 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 20 Apr 2011 at 08:21
- - 0
  - 0
  Green Street
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I write this as an ex east ender and west ham supporter.
  
  Yes film was quite good to watch, could have been better, far too much overacting, missed ... read more »
  
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- 974414
- - a customer
  - Norfolk
  - 19 Mar 2011 at 15:37
- - 0
  - 1
  Oi oi! Let's be havin ya!
  
  Yet another film glorifying the lives of a bunch of filthy, degenerate vermin. In fact, not only does it glorify the barbarism of football fooligans, it has the... read more »
  
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- - BrindleyBeBarassedboutBombsquare
  - 43 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 01 Feb 2011 at 19:27
- - 1
  - 0
  Worth Watching
  
  Well I thought this film was well worth watching. It gripped me from start to finish, although there was a lot of violence and blood it wasn't too much ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - South
  - 13 Mar 2010 at 14:34
- - 0
  - 1
  What a load of pony and trap!
  
  aka 'Notting Hill' with blood...
  
  I'm sure this will reinforce with 32mm cut-and-bent our US cousins' preconceptions of Ye Quaint ... read more »
  
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- - DriftingCloud
  - 12 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 13 Nov 2009 at 19:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Green Street (2005)
  
  This film is what you expected, lots of swearing, lots of fights, lots of blood. That's it.
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 25 Oct 2009 at 14:47
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- - 52
  - 6
  Gritty Gang Culture
  
  Excellently gritty, dark and depressing yet with bursts of unexpected comedy, the story of the Green Street Elite is one excelled by an outstanding and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 265732
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Catherine Lucas
  - Canterbury in Kent, England
  - 19 Jul 2006 at 10:45
- - 39
  - 13
  Utter American dross
  
  I never write reviews but felt I had to with this. How anyone can say this is good must be 12 years old and only watched about 10 films! The acting is ... read more »
  
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- - Dirtydee
  - 8 reviews
  - Hove
  - 03 Feb 2006 at 12:29
- - 23
  - 10
  Gripping and violent action
  
  Quite a different role for the ring bearer Elijah Wood, I would suspect that Elijah has struggled to remove the famous Hobbit Lord of the Rings connection but ... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - UK
  - 06 May 2007 at 14:21
- - 21
  - 4
  Streets ahead...
  
  For violence and grit this beats Football Factory hands down.
  
  The plot is good and it has the making of a good story. The end is a bit predictable, ... read more »
  
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- 361219
- - kalel
  - 2 reviews
  - Wallingford
  - 09 Mar 2006 at 08:00
- - 17
  - 11
  Garbage
  
  Where can you start with a film this bad. If I heard 'Oi oi!' once more in this film I think I would have put my foot through the TV. The reality to ... read more »
  
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- - ian southerland
  - Stockport, England
  - 19 Jun 2006 at 21:25
- - 17
  - 14
  Better Than The Football Factory!
  
  Its much better I thought than The Football Factory, its got a better story too it and Frodo Baggins is half decent as a hooligan!
  
  Well worth paying ... read more »
  
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- - ANGELUS
  - UK
  - 10 Sep 2005 at 23:34
- - 10
  - 6
  Better than expected
  
  Although some of the acting is bloody poor - except Elijah Wood who plays his part well - this ain't a bad film, the story's good (about a sceptic who ... read more »
  
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- - TristanWhite
  - 307 reviews
  - London, UK
  - 02 Jan 2006 at 23:04
- - 8
  - 1
  Worth a watch if bored
  
  This film isn't good, but its not really really bad either. Very unrealistic, the cockney accent of the head of the firm is so unbelievably bad too, it ... read more »
  
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- - Fosker
  - Cambridgeshire
  - 18 Mar 2006 at 14:08
- - 8
  - 1
  Best film of The Twenty Frist Century?
  
  Cannot understand why this film seems to polarize opinion. Perhaps it is too violent for some. This film was the 2nd or 3rd feature made by a German-born female... read more »
  
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- - SerieuxMortel
  - 4 reviews
  - The North
  - 30 Nov 2007 at 19:52
- - 8
  - 3
  Fantastic Film...
  
  When I first watched Football Factory I thought it was a great film, a fascinating insight into the football gang wars but it's greatest flaw was I could ... read more »
  
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- - AdrianWalsh
  - 226 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 30 May 2006 at 10:01

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  When the whistle blows, the blood flows... Rival football firms go head to head in this story of violence, adrenaline, loyalty and back-street warfare. Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) moves to London after being kicked out of Harvard University for alleged drug dealing. Before long he gets sucked into ...