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The Sweeney
MEANRANK
53/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 44, highest is AlloCiné on 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The Flying Squad, an elite, hard-driving unit of the London Police known as "The Sweeney," uses old-school, sometimes brutal methods to tackle armed robbery. The team's veteran leader and his young protégé are put under investigation by Internal Affairs after a botched operation. While trying to clear their names, they must also track down a ruthless gang responsible for a series of violent heists. The investigation becomes personal, testing their loyalty and forcing them to operate outside the law to bring the criminals to justice.
Details
- Director
- Nick Love
- Writers
- John Hodge, Nick Love
- Studio
- Vertigo Films, Embargo Films, Exponential Films
- Released
- 11 September 2012
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.7M
- Box office
- $6.3M
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