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Muscle

Play trailer Poster for Muscle 2019,  1h 50m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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100% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
An unhappy office worker's life is gradually taken over by Terry, his new, very hands-on personal trainer.

Critics Reviews

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Ian Freer Empire Magazine Dec 9, 2020
4/5
Muscle takes the trappings of a macho crime flick and informs them with sensitivity and smarts, perfectly played by Cavan Clerkin and Craig Fairbrass. It packs all the punch and power of a whey protein shake. Go to Full Review
Ellen E Jones Guardian Dec 4, 2020
3/5
This is Johnson's first film without his cousin and collaborator Peter Ferdinando in the starring role, but Muscle's two leads prove every bit as tuned into his uniquely bleak vision of male interaction. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Dec 4, 2020
4/5
The B-list hard case and straight-to-video action star Craig Fairbrass (see the Rise of the Foot Soldier franchise) is utterly reinvented in this bleakly compelling drama about toxic masculinity run rampant. Go to Full Review
Trevor Johnston Radio Times Jun 24, 2021
3/5
Nevertheless, this is a striking, distinctive vision of how far some men will go to overcompensate for their vulnerabilities. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Dec 11, 2020
3/5
Striking monochrome cinematography lends a silvery edge to this low-budget British drama. So while the movie has the usual soapy crime-thriller tone, its ambitious imagery encourages the audience to look deeper. Go to Full Review
David G. Hughes electric ghost Dec 6, 2020
A fraught, honest, and self-scrutinising working-out (quite literally in this case) of the ambivalence that many men have towards their own sense of manhood, agency, and self-worth. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Gerard Johnson

Director

Lorraine Burroughs

Actor

Craig Fairbrass

Terry

Cavan Clerkin

Simon

Polly Maberly

Sarah

Sinead Matthews

Sandra

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Movie Info

Synopsis An unhappy office worker's life is gradually taken over by Terry, his new, very hands-on personal trainer.
Director
Gerard Johnson
Producer
Ed Barratt, Frédéric Fiore, Matthew James Wilkinson
Screenwriter
Gerard Johnson
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 50m
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