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Johnny Was

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Johnny Doyle leaves a past of violence in Ireland and decides to go to London until his former mentor, Flynn, breaks out of prison with plans of stopping the peace process. They are stuck together in Johnny's safe house with a gangster downstairs, and as Flynn befriends the gangster, Johnny cannot help but fall for his girlfriend which leads to an all out war.
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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com 09/20/2006
3.5/5
Johnny Was has little going for it besides attitude. Ah, but what attitude. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/01/2012 There's nothing more annoying then african music playing in the background for the majority of the movie. Besides that, the movie was slow, & boring, nuff said. See more benedikt f @Bene99 10/19/2011 alright movie, great soundtrack See more 05/21/2010 So the only reason I wanted to see this was because of Samantha Mumba. I didn't have high hopes for it, but then again didn't really know what it was going to be about. While it wasn't a bad film I just wasn't that interested in it being mostly about drugs and gang wars which don't really interest me. Fairly good acting, but the storyline was a little dull. Overall I can see why some people would like it, but a film that just wasn't for me, but it was nice seeing Sam on screen again :) See more 05/14/2010 It is hard to find a film as inept as this. See more 03/21/2010 Vinnie Jones in good film shocker! Ably supported by an eclectic cast ranging from Lennox Lewis, to Patrick Bergin via The Who's Roger Daltrey. See more 09/24/2009 alright movie, great soundtrack! See more Read all reviews
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Mark Hammond

Director

Vinnie Jones

Johnny Doyle

Patrick Bergin

Flynn

Eriq La Salle

Julius

Samantha Mumba

Rita

Lennox Lewis

Ras
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Synopsis Johnny Doyle leaves a past of violence in Ireland and decides to go to London until his former mentor, Flynn, breaks out of prison with plans of stopping the peace process. They are stuck together in Johnny's safe house with a gangster downstairs, and as Flynn befriends the gangster, Johnny cannot help but fall for his girlfriend which leads to an all out war.
Director
Mark Hammond
Producer
Ira Besserman, Patrick FitzSymons, Brendan Foley, Lars Hermann
Screenwriter
Brendan Foley
Production Co
Nordisk Film
Rating
R (Violence|Brief Nudity|Pervasive Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m