Harry Brown (film)

Harry Brown
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Barber
Written byGary Young
Produced byMatthew Vaughn
Kris Thykier
Matthew Brown
Keith Bell
Starring
CinematographyMartin Ruhe
Edited byJoe Walker
Music byMartin Phipps
Ruth Barrett
Pete Tong
Theo Green
Paul Rogers
Production
companies
Marv Partners
UK Film Council
HanWay Films
Prescience
Framestore Features
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • 12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) (Premiere)
  • 11 November 2009 (2009-11-11) (Theatrical)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.3 million[1]
Box office$10.3 million[1]

Harry Brown is a 2009 British vigilante film directed by Daniel Barber and starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Jack O'Connell, and Liam Cunningham. The story follows Harry Brown, a widowed Royal Marines veteran who had served in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, living on a London housing estate that is rapidly descending into youth crime. After a violent gang murders his friend, Harry decides to take justice into his own hands.

The film also features actor and rapper Plan B, who recorded the film's theme music track "End Credits" with Chase & Status.[2][3] Harry Brown premiered on 12 September 2009 as a "Special Presentation" at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival[4] and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate UK on 11 November 2009; the film was released in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Destination Films on 30 April 2010. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Caine's performance but criticised the excessive violence.

  1. ^ a b "Harry Brown (2010)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ Barnes, Ruth (13 October 2009). "Caine's chill out". BBC 6 Music. BBC.
  3. ^ Chase and Status (29 September 2011). "End Credits ft. Plan B". VEVO. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ Vanairsdale, S.T. (13 September 2009). "Michael Caine Gets Cheeky, Vengeful at Harry Brown Premiere". Movieline. PMC. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. So announced a modest set of opening credits last night in Toronto, where Caine's vigilante drama premiered at the Elgin Theater.