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Sexy Beast

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Ex-villain Gal Dove (Ray Winstone) has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan (Ben Kingsley), intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job. Desperate not to sacrifice his enchanted existence, Dove is drawn into a shocking battle of wills with Logan, and takes part in a sensational underwater heist, risking everything to protect the woman he loves.

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Sexy Beast rises above other movies in the British gangster genre due to its performances -- particularly an electrifying one by Ben Kingsley -- and the script's attention to character development.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 07/03/2021
5/5
A crime film like no other, Sexy Beast is composed of moments of startling audacity, visual and dramatic, that arrive in waves, just long enough for you to catch your breath before the next. Go to Full Review Anthony Lane The New Yorker 09/14/2020
The movie needs to be seen for its clean compositions, for its sure touch of fantasy, and, above all, for the forbidding presence of Kingsley-the prince of darkness, lightly disguised as a human being. Go to Full Review David Ansen Newsweek 03/31/2008
The talented Glazer keeps things crisp, clean and purposeful. The only flab on this film is around the waist of its sybaritic hero, a working-class crook who has finally gotten a taste of the good life, and doesn't want to lose it. Go to Full Review Michael D. Reid Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada) 04/30/2024
4/5
A gorgeously vitriolic crime flick with a personality all its own. Go to Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) 04/30/2024
A-
Remember the Gandhi of Ben Kingsley? Wait until you seem him here as Don Logan, a psychotic gangster, the British equivalent of Pesci in GoodFellas. Kingsley's work is more bizarrely eccentric. And more accomplished. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 01/16/2024
4/5
…doesn’t have much to do with sex or beasts, despite the giant machine-gun-toting Donnie Darko rabbit that haunts Gal’s dreams, but in terms of British art-house gangster movies, Jonathan Glazer’s uncouth film remains the 200-pound-gorilla in the room… Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris H @RT60525826 1h On point performances make this a great film rather than a good one. Ben Kingsley stands out, of course, but everyone is terrific. The plot has layers to it as well - making it worth watching more than once. See more Ollie W @RT90619198 5d In enjoyed this film but Ben Kingsley is not physically intimidating and so the reactions to him felt somewhat unrealistic. All the performances are good but it didn’t quite seem believable. Still a good watch. And its nice to see Ray Winstone without his top on. See more Ronnie M @spuncake Mar 27 Pretty good movie....All around good acting See more Laurie S @Karlwinters Mar 11 I'm going against the grain on this highly over-rated film, but the realism wasn't there. Why didn't they just kill Logan earlier. See more Billl W. @Cavener1 Dec 14 Definitely one of my goto movies next to Uncut Gems. See more kevenquinlan T @RT75276071 Jun 21 A well received movie when it came out- watching in 2025= still great. I strongly suggest you subtitle it or you'll miss most of the dialogue EVEN if you're British. They don't annunciate very well and deliver the lines with a spitfire rapidity. Great acting, great story, an must addition to your library. See more Read all reviews
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Jonathan Glazer

Director

Ray Winstone

Gary "Gal" Dove

Ben Kingsley

Don Logan

Ian McShane

Teddy Bass

Amanda Redman

Deedee

Cavan Kendall

Aitch

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Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast (2000) Ray Winstone stars as Gal Dove in Jonathan Glazer's "Sexy Beast." Director Jonathan Glazes and Ray Winstone on the set of "Sexy Beast." Ray Winstone as Gal Dove and Ben Kingsley as Don Logan in Jonathan Glazer's "Sexy Beast." Ben Kingsley as Don Logan and Ray Winstone as Gal Dove in Jonathan Glazer's "Sexy Beast." Ben Kingsley as Don Logan in Jonathan Glazer's "Sexy Beast." Sexy Beast (2000) View more photos

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Synopsis Ex-villain Gal Dove (Ray Winstone) has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan (Ben Kingsley), intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job. Desperate not to sacrifice his enchanted existence, Dove is drawn into a shocking battle of wills with Logan, and takes part in a sensational underwater heist, risking everything to protect the woman he loves.
Director
Jonathan Glazer
Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Screenwriter
Louis Mellis, David Scinto
Distributor
Fox
Production Co
Jonathan Glazer Film, Recorded Pictures Company, Jeremy Thomas Production
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Pervasive Language|Strong Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.9M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)