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Bigga Than Ben

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Two hooligans from Moscow go to London to steal.
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Critics Consensus

Bigga Than Ben is offensive and maybe slightly misogynistic, but still a provocative and crass slice of immigrant life in London.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 10/10/2008
3/5
Bigga Than Ben is small-scale, episodic and not without its sins of omission. But it looks as if it speaks the truth and is considerably more entertaining and thought-provoking than most of the week's other offerings. Go to Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 10/10/2008
Still, it's an enterprising little movie in its location shooting, and I warmed to it - an overeagerness to entertain is hardly the worst crime. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 10/10/2008
1/5
Relentlessly crass, smug, charmless and unedifying. Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 10/10/2008
3/5
This lively comedy feels like about half a movie, as the inventive Borat-like hilarity runs out of steam after about an hour Go to Full Review Chris Hicks Total Film 10/10/2008
3/5
It tails off into a confusing ending, but Bigga Than Ben is still honest, funny and provocative enough to wind up Daily Mail and Guardian readers alike. Go to Full Review Tim Evans Sky Cinema 10/10/2008
2/5
Where she's less sure is the disintegration of the friendship between Spiker and Cobakka. It's less than convincing and strangely unaffecting because - to be brutally honest - they're both a pair of neo-Nazi gits. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/04/2012 A funny, but sad, film about the immigrant life in modern day Britain. Thank God for my big sister. I would never have survived without her. Thank you Dori. xxxx See more 11/03/2012 Warm hearted and un-PC. See more 10/19/2011 what a strange film! i watched this today on iplayer... and did not know what to expect at all. basically, two russian fellows come over to london so that they can defile the system and take whatever they can. they're racist, greedy and not very nice. in fact there were a lot of racist undetones in this one? avoid this one; should be easy. See more 05/26/2011 An interesting film, entertaining throughout. It starts to run of out steam after 50 mins but there isn't long left after that. Some of the narration and dialogue is difficult to understand, and some of the onscreen graphics and cutaways are too distracting & unnecessary. However, the films biggest strength is the performance of the 2 leads, with Ben barnes in particular deserving of much praise. Even though the 2 guys are petty criminals, you can't help but wish them success See more 05/21/2011 Very funnt and reminded me of everything is all illuminated. Barnes best role to date!!!! See more 01/01/2011 Best movie I have seen in a while. Very british! :) See more Read all reviews
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S.A. Halewood

Director

Ben Barnes

Cobakka

Andrey Chadov

Spiker

Ovidiu Matesan

Artash

Terence Anderson

Sad Jamaican

Amy De Bhrún

Bookshop Girl

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two hooligans from Moscow go to London to steal.
Director
S.A. Halewood
Producer
S.A. Halewood, Liz Holford
Screenwriter
S.A. Halewood
Distributor
Altadena Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 2008, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2021
Runtime
1h 22m