The Firm Details

1989

From the director of SCUM, THE FIRM stars Gary Oldman as the leader of a gang of football hooligans called the Inter-City Crew. A brutal look at football violence and urban frustration, Alan Clarke's controversial film features unflinching social commentary. Read more

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The Firm

From the director of SCUM, THE FIRM stars Gary Oldman as the leader of a gang of football hooligans called the Inter-City Crew. A brutal look at football violence and urban frustration, Alan Clarke's controversial film features unflinching social commentary.

Starring	Gary Oldman, Lesley Manville, Phil Davis, Phil Davis
Director	Alan Clarke
Studio	2 ENTERTAIN
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 18 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	DVD: 01 Dec 2003 Production year: 1989
Format	DVD

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• "...TV that's too near the knuckle..."

  • The Observer
  • Posted 11 Mar 2005

• "...Fury over soccer film..."

  • The Guardian
  • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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• 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

  

  Great stuff.

  If you are into this sort of film you'll love it. Gary Oldman is typically excellent and very convincingly takes you into the mind of a football hooligan (even if you do disapprove).
  
  No fancy fight scenes here, just realistic bursts of raw aggression and brutality.

  • • A customer from London
    • Posted 12 Jun 2004 22:35

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• 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

  

  a load of rubbish

  people have been saying that this is better than the football factory. How wrong can people be even green street is better than this and that was'nt much cop either.
  
  This film only lasts an hour no real violence crappy acting I really dont know what Gary oldman was thinking when he took this part he is capible of so much better absolutley appalling film DO NOT RENT THIS FILM YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

  • • Martyn Fisk from Handcross
    • Posted 31 Oct 2006 15:36

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  From the director of SCUM, THE FIRM stars Gary Oldman as the leader of a gang of football hooligans called the Inter-City Crew. A brutal look at football violence and urban frustration, Alan Clarke's ...