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Snatch
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
2000 · Directed by Guy Ritchie · 103 min · Crime · Comedy · Screenplay in the scene database · 39 frames
Tagline
Stealin' stones and breakin' bones.
Plot
A gang of robbers, disguised as Orthodox Jews, steal an 84-carat (16.8 g) diamond during a heist in Antwerp. Franky Four-Fingers, the gang's leader, travels to London to see diamond dealer Doug the Head on behalf of Jewish-American organised crime figure Cousin Avi to fence the stolen diamonds. One of the robbers suggests that he visits arms dealer and ex-KGB agent Boris the Blade in London to secure a new firearm; he also separately contacts Boris, his brother, to encourage him to steal the diamond Franky is carrying.
Unlicensed boxing promoter and slot machine shop owner Turkish is forced to enter his boxer Gorgeous George in a match against one of crime boss Brick Top's fighters. When his junior partner Tommy, sent to purchase a caravan from Irish Travellers, is swindled, George is knocked out by bare-knuckle boxing champion Mickey O'Neil. Turkish enlists Mickey to replace George in the fight in exchange for a new caravan for Mickey's mother, while Brick Top demands that Mickey throw the fight. Turkish and Tommy are caught between Mickey's unpredictability and Brick Top's ruthlessness.
Knowing of Franky's gambling addiction, Boris asks him to place a bet for him at a local bookmaker. He then recruits small-time criminals Sol, Vinny and Tyrone to rob the bookmakers and kidnap Franky. The robbery fails, but Franky is successfully kidnapped before being killed by Boris, who seizes the diamond. Bullet Tooth Tony, a bounty hunter hired by Avi, pursues Boris, leading to a series of car crashes and the death of Avi's bodyguard Rosebud.
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Crew
- Written by: Guy Ritchie
- Cinematography: Tim Maurice-Jones
- Edited by: Jon Harris
- Music: John Murphy
- Production design: Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
- Produced by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast
- Jason Statham as Turkish
- Alan Ford as Brick Top
- Stephen Graham as Tommy
- Brad Pitt as Mickey O'Neil
- Dennis Farina as Avi
- Robbie Gee as Vinny
- Lennie James as Sol
- Benicio del Toro as Franky Four Fingers
- Rade Šerbedžija as Boris The Blade
- Vinnie Jones as Bullet Tooth Tony
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English, Russian
- Studios: Marv
- Budget: $100,000,000
- Box office: $83,557,872
- Themes: robbery, trailer park, england, gypsy, gambling, bare knuckle boxing, slang, diamond, antwerp, pig
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