Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

"A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere."

Aug 28 1998 R 1h 47m
Action, Comedy, Crime

A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

Plot

Four Jack-the-lads find themselves heavily - seriously heavily - in debt to an East End hard man and his enforcers after a crooked card game. Overhearing their neighbours in the next flat plotting to hold up a group of out-of-their-depth drug growers, our heroes decide to stitch up the robbers in turn. In a way the confusion really starts when a pair of antique double-barrelled shotguns go missing in a completely different scam.

Written by

Guy Ritchie

Directed by

Guy Ritchie

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

HandMade Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, SKA Films, The Steve Tisch Company, Summit Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award13 wins & 9 nominations total

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Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA