Similar films? - Made in Britain (1983) Discussion

[–] stillill60 19 years ago

Meantime - made around the same time as Made in Britain and also starring Tim Roth as a shy and backward character totally different to Trevor. Also stars Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia) and a young Gary Oldman as a skinhead.

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[–] youngian67 19 years ago

Stephen Frears' Bloody Kids

An Gary Oldman as a real nasty peice of work in the football hooligan drama the Firm.

More recent examples are Football Factory (more football yobbery) and Kidadulthood, which debuts Ray Winestone's daughter following dad's footstep in quality British yob culture

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[–] bylot_uk 19 years ago

The Long Good Friday isn't as "Yoof", but deals with come-uppance in a similar way, from the same time period. Made in Britain is much more ahead of it's time in terms of direction though - you won't find a more shocking film of that ilk apart from of course Scum.

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[–] chowdhmi 19 years ago

Romper Stomper

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[–] ohnoheisdead 19 years ago

The french equivalent in La Haine. I really like edgy urban realist cinema, especially about kids coming from broken backgrounds. Made in Britain is one of my faourite films ever.

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[–] j_slade87 19 years ago

Is La Haine the French equivalent?

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[–] ohnoheisdead 19 years ago

Well La Haine was about three kids alienated parisian youth. They're not directly comparable in terms of storyline but I think they shore up really well together. I have them both in my collection and I'm very proud of that. Both are stalwart films, monumental achievements for their respective countries.

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[–] adamblake77 19 years ago

"Naked" by Mike Leigh.
"Kes" by Ken Loach.
"Los Olividados" by Bunuel.
"Pixote" by can't remember the director's name.

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[–] ohnoheisdead 19 years ago

Totally agreed on Los Olvidados. And the name of director you're looking for is Hector Babenco.

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[–] rdoyle29 18 years ago

Hector Babenco

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[–] NottinghamshireRipper 18 years ago

In terms of storyline, its more like a french version of Boyz N The Hood. the story and direction are far superior however.

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[–] spike-103 18 years ago

One of my favs is ID.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113375/

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[–] serialthrilla099 18 years ago

dead man's shoes was a horrible movie. It's so much of a "b" movie its a c, and it seemed very thrown together.

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[–] NottinghamshireRipper 18 years ago

Oh dear God, keep away from Pariah. Bloody terrible!

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[–] mikleos2 18 years ago

'American History X'. Not as good as MIB, but worth watching, and clearly influenced by MIB.

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[–] tonzlero 18 years ago

How about Cidade de Deus (City of God) - great movie

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[–] davemorrison1 18 years ago

oi for england is about the nearest you will get to made in britain

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[–] andythecannibal 18 years ago

There's a new movie called "This Is England" about a 12 year old kid who becomes a skinhead in 83 and eventually joins the NF. It looks pretty good, I want to see it.

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