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27/04/2007 Drama, Crime 1h 42m
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Run with the crowd, stand alone, you decide.

Overview

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

  1. Shane Meadows

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Thomas Turgoose

    Shaun

  2. Stephen Graham

    Combo

  3. Jo Hartley

    Cynth

  4. Andrew Shim

    Milky

  5. Vicky McClure

    Lol

  6. Joseph Gilgun

    Woody

  7. Rosamund Hanson

    Smell

  8. Andrew Ellis

    Gadget

  9. Perry Benson

    Meggy

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Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2026-03-12
Directed by Shane Meadows

“How economic precarity and national humiliation curdle into hate” could be the subtitle of This Is England, but that makes it sound more schematic than it is. What Shane Meadows has made here is first and foremost one of the most fascinating coming‑of‑age films I’ve ever seen, and only secondarily a political anatomy of how a lonely child becomes raw material for the far right.

Coming‑of‑age stories are often simple, no matter how good. A kid meets friends, discovers sex, music, rebellion, maybe loss. This Is England gives you all of that and then...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,380,000.00

Revenue
$8,176,544.00

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