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We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way

Crime · 2014

A group of aging London gangsters go on a vigilante killing spree when one of their number is murdered by a street gang.

Movie details

We Still Kill the Old Way

2014 Crime 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

A group of aging London gangsters go on a vigilante killing spree when one of their number is murdered by a street gang.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over We Still Kill the Old Way?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Sacha Bennett

Written by

Dougie Brimson · Sacha Bennett

Ian Ogilvy

Ian Ogilvy

Richie Archer

Alison Doody

Alison Doody

Susan Taylor

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Roy

Lysette Anthony

Lysette Anthony

Lizzie Davis

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Arthur

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Charlie Archer

Tony Denham

Tony Denham

Butch

Court is in session

Put We Still Kill the Old Way on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Cool Ironist

“Restraint trusts the audience.”

It leaves emotional space unlabelled, trusting viewers to notice what the characters cannot say aloud.

The prosecution The Sentimental Softie

“Distance mistaken for discipline.”

The chill may look elegant, but withholding a heartbeat is not the same as having complicated feelings.