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Director Ken Loach's concern for the plight of the working man takes a comic turn in this gritty film starring Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING) as Stevie, a young Scotsman who finds a construction job in the north of London turning an old hospital into luxury condos. Like most of the largely non-English crew, he's forced to live .. Read more

Starring	Ricky Tomlinson, Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt
Director	Ken Loach
Genres	Comedy

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- Loach lightens up for this documentary-style comedy about the scams, laughs, dangers and camaraderie of work on a... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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- - 12
  - 0
  Another Winner From Loach
  
  Another excellent drama from Ken Loach, Riff Raff deals with Britain's housing problem in the 1980s (Loach explored the same problem in the 60s in his ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - bobbyperu
  - Merseyside
  - 14 Sep 2005 at 14:54
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- - 2
  - 1
  Riff Raff?
  
  A classic British working-class film. A must-see movie.
  
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- - gingerspike
  - 289 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 13 Apr 2009 at 12:26
- - 1
  - 0
  What Loach does best
  
  The film is very much the typical Loach film. Working class characters, slightly larger than life, with a cast of actors and I'm gueesing a few amateurs.read more »
  
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- 741618
- - matt71
  - 47 reviews
  - Northampton
  - 11 Apr 2009 at 14:23
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  Honest and rare -- about everyone
  
  Loach has a long and distinguished reputation for going where others will -- and often can -- not do. This is one of his most direct and deeply felt movies... read more »
  
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- - Forpor
  - 40 reviews
  - Henley-On-Thames
  - 25 Mar 2009 at 11:59
- - 2
  - 0
  Loach at his most acerbic
  
  A very nice period piece about conditions of manual workers in the construction industry in late Thatcher's Britain. Loach creates a series of' warm ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Oxford
  - 01 Nov 2008 at 12:31
- - 2
  - 0
  Strange film
  
  Well this a bit of weird one really more of a left wing art film - but its not.
  
  The story of a loser getting his life back together and the heratless... read more »
  
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- - essexboy
  - 27 reviews
  - Haverhill
  - 25 Aug 2008 at 10:22
- - 1
  - 0
  riff raff
  
  thought it was a good film with very funny parts
  
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- - a customer
  - Coventry
  - 02 Jun 2008 at 16:15
- - 2
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  not bad
  
  Not as funny as other ken loach films, but it makes ok tv i guess
  
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- 254856
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  - merseyside, england
  - 15 Jun 2006 at 14:08
- - 1
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  Typical Loach
  
  This film is typical Loach, humerous, down to earth, life as it is and believable characters with sadness always hovering. Again typical Loach in that he sees ... read more »
  
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- - Francis Carroll
  - Scotland
  - 16 Jan 2006 at 11:05
- - 12
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  Another Winner From Loach
  
  Another excellent drama from Ken Loach, Riff Raff deals with Britain's housing problem in the 1980s (Loach explored the same problem in the 60s in his ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 350330
- - bobbyperu
  - Merseyside
  - 14 Sep 2005 at 14:54
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  - 3
  dated film..leave in the 1990s
  
  this was a great film in its day, 1990, however on re watching it i found it all so dated. all the jokes also belonged in the 1990s, i turned off after 30 mins ... read more »
  
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- - paul t
  - uk
  - 16 Jul 2005 at 19:34
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- - 12
  - 0
  Another Winner From Loach
  
  Another excellent drama from Ken Loach, Riff Raff deals with Britain's housing problem in the 1980s (Loach explored the same problem in the 60s in his ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 350330
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  - bobbyperu
  - Merseyside
  - 14 Sep 2005 at 14:54
- - 3
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  Tough and truthful
  
  A really good film about the late 1980s, set around the lives of building workers on a London site. Some rellly funny and sad moments, but let down by moments ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 10 Jan 2005 at 21:59
- - 2
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  Fantastic Acting
  
  Another Ken Loach Masterpiece.
  
  One I had not seen for many years and enjoyed just as much the 2nd time.
  
  A must See
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 11:06
- - 2
  - 0
  not bad
  
  Not as funny as other ken loach films, but it makes ok tv i guess
  
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- 254856
- - a customer
  - merseyside, england
  - 15 Jun 2006 at 14:08
- - 2
  - 0
  Strange film
  
  Well this a bit of weird one really more of a left wing art film - but its not.
  
  The story of a loser getting his life back together and the heratless... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 618757
- - essexboy
  - 27 reviews
  - Haverhill
  - 25 Aug 2008 at 10:22
- - 2
  - 0
  Loach at his most acerbic
  
  A very nice period piece about conditions of manual workers in the construction industry in late Thatcher's Britain. Loach creates a series of' warm ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 652786
- - a customer
  - Oxford
  - 01 Nov 2008 at 12:31
- - 2
  - 1
  Robert Carlyles average performance
  
  in this film Robert Carlyles average performance is a bit of a let down but still its well worth a viewing if you have nothing else on.
  
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  - derby
  - 29 Mar 2004 at 16:47
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  - 1
  Riff Raff - Rubbish!
  
  Boring, do something else!
  
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- - a customer
  - Wrose, West Yorks
  - 23 May 2005 at 11:39
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  - 1
  Riff Raff?
  
  A classic British working-class film. A must-see movie.
  
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- 742335
- - gingerspike
  - 289 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 13 Apr 2009 at 12:26
- - 1
  - 0
  Grittily realistic
  
  ...but not as good as I would have expected from Ken Loach & Robert Carlyle and ultimately without a point (or at least I missed it if there was one). ... read more »
  
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- 4577
- - Gus
  - Winchester
  - 14 Apr 2004 at 20:21

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- Riff Raff
  
  Director Ken Loach's concern for the plight of the working man takes a comic turn in this gritty film starring Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING) as Stevie, a young Scotsman who finds a construction job in the north of London turning an old hospital into luxury condos. Like most of the largely non-...