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Movie poster: The Limey (1999)
🎬 Movie

The Limey

1999 · 89 min Crime Drama Thriller Mystery
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1999
Country United States of America
Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Director Steven Soderbergh
Runtime 89 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (489 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Steven Soderbergh

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Wilson

Lesley Ann Warren

Lesley Ann Warren

Elaine

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Eduardo Roel

Barry Newman

Barry Newman

Jim Avery

Joe Dallesandro

Joe Dallesandro

Uncle John

Nicky Katt

Nicky Katt

Stacy the Hitman

Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

Terry Valentine

Amelia Heinle

Amelia Heinle

Adhara

Melissa George

Melissa George

Jennifer 'Jenny' Wilson

William Lucking

William Lucking

Warehouse Foreman

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