EP. 3 - SNATCH (2000)

The Flick Files

Do you like British movies? How about British crime movies? How about British crime dark comedies? How about British crime dark comedies with Brad Pitt as an incomprehensible gypsy bareknuckle boxer? Then we have the right flick for you! Join us as we discuss "Snatch".

Recorded: 07.08.2025

- Flick Details -

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, United States

Release Date: January 19, 2001 (U.S.)

Run Time: 1 Hr 42 Min

Director: Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Gentleman)

Writer(s): Guy Ritchie

Producer(s): Stephen Marks, Peter Morton, Trudie Styler (among others)

Composer: John Murphy (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Cinematographer: Tim Maurice-Jones

Editor: John Harris (127 Hours), a lot done by Guy even though he did not get credit.

Cast: Jason Statham (Turkish), Brad Pitt (Mickey O’Neil), Stephen Graham (Tommy)

Genre: Caper, gangster, crime, dark comedy

Rating and Why: R for strong violence, language and some nudity

Film Location(s): England

Budget: 6M (Euros)

Box Office: 28K opening weekend (US & Canada), 83M worldwide

Awards: Best British Director and Actor (Empire Awards, UK)

Time Frame: Early 2000s

Setting: London

Synopsis: A bunch of criminals do bad things and a huge diamond gets eaten by a dog.

Tagline: “Stealin’ Stones and Breakin’ Bones”

Watch On: Pluto TV and Rent on Prime Video

IMDb: 8.2 (950K), #122 in Top 250

Letterboxd: 4.0 (69K)

Rotten Tomatoes: 74% critic (142), 93% audience (250K+)

Metacritic: 55 Metascore (21) ”Mixed or Average”, 8.3 User Score (473) “Universal Acclaim”

Critic Consensus (RT): “Though perhaps a case of style over substance, Guy Ritchie’s second crime caper is full of snappy dialogue, dark comedy, and interesting characters.”

- Our Ratings -

Dylan: 3.9

Jesse: 5.2

Dawson: 4.1

Follow us on Instagram @itstheflickfiles!