The Sweeney

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The Sweeney

R,

2013,

1h 52m,

Action/

Crime/

Drama

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44%

62 Reviews

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44%

5,000+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

44%

Tomatometer

62 Reviews

44%

Popcornmeter

5,000+ Ratings

Members (Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell) of an elite British police squad use questionable and aggressive methods to nab criminals.

Critics Consensus

Ray Winstone exudes tough-guy bravado, but this cop thriller otherwise feels thoroughly generic.

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Pete Vonder Haar

Village Voice

Mar 1, 2013

[It] feels a lot like an American-made cop movie circa 1990.

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Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

Mar 1, 2013

2/5

Based on a '70s British program, this is a bombastic effort that, while not successful, is still as bracing as a cold pint.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Mar 1, 2013

C-

Maybe it worked in the '70s; it's too worn to work these days. Ray Winstone needs to find better rocks to chew on.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Aug 10, 2025

4/5

…by ringing the changes on copshow The Sweeney, Nick Love makes a crime drama compelling in its simplicity...it may just be aimed at selling a few DVD’s out of supermarket bins, but there’s nothing wrong with a little low-brow, high-impact entertainment.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Dec 12, 2020

3/5

Love stages the action with a panache that belies the film's relatively modest budget and the big-set piece scenes... have an exhilarating energy and punch that British crime movies rarely deliver.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Aug 7, 2019

Its slight and simplistic narrative can't escape feeling like an overlong episode from your pick of a plethora of past and current like-minded television series.

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Finn L

Mar 20, 2019

A godawful, badly cast mess with an incoherent script in which absolutely nothing makes sense.

Kylo S

Aug 20, 2018

Like the TV series it is based on, a tough and politically shady crime thriller; all around professionally made, but targeted to fans of the genre.

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Albus R

Jun 10, 2017

Utterly lacking in charm, wit, excitement or a single memorable element.

Rey L

May 14, 2017

Great action packed old time cop movie. You might have to be a Brit, or watch it with a Brit, to fully understand and enjoy this gritty movie.

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Synopsis

Members (Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell) of an elite British police squad use questionable and aggressive methods to nab criminals.

Director: Nick Love
Producer: Allan Niblo, Rupert Preston, James Richardson, Christopher Simon
Screenwriter: John Hodge, Nick Love
Distributor: Entertainment One
Production Co: Embargo Films, Vertigo Films
Rating: R (Violence Throughout|Some Sexual Content|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.3K
Runtime: 1h 52m

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