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High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Oct 26, 2001
• UK: 16 Jul 2001
DVD Release Date
• R1: Apr 9, 2002
• R2: 13 May 2002
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language, some violence and nudity.
Running Time
1 hour, 26 minutes
Country USA, UK
Studio Buena Vista International, Fragile Films, Touchstone Pictures
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Other Titles
• High Heels and Low Lifes
• Verbrechen verführt (2002)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Buddies, Suspense, Blackmail, Thieves, Satire, Farce, Scams And Cons, Cult Classic
Tagline: Crime has never been so attractive
Plot: THELMA AND LOUISE meets BRIDGET JONES' DIARY in this madcap British caper starring Minnie Driver as Sharon, a young, working-class nurse struggling to survive the work-a-day world of London with her best friend Frances (Mary McCormack). One night, while Sharon and Frances are eavesdropping on cell phone calls using Sharon's deadbeat boyfriend's police scanner, they overhear a conversation detailing a top-dollar bank heist about to take place in their neighborhood. Desperate for cash and down-on-their-luck, the girls decide to go against their initial intentions to report the crime and do the unthinkable: blackmail the thieves for a cut of the money. But, what begins as a half-cocked plan turns deadly when they are faced with the ruthless ringleader of the band of thugs (Kevin McNally), who will stop at nothing to derail his new competition. This mod caper, featuring 1960s era split screens and a classic pair of bumbling detectives, is a delirious combination of screwball comedy and Guy Ritchie-inspired action. Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack are delightfully kooky as the naive nurse turned femme fatale and the aspiring actress who finally gets a chance to embody new and unusual characters. Hilarious gags and nonstop action combine to give this lively adventure a zestful and
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| Directed by |
Mel Smith
Bean, The Tall Guy, Radioland Murders |
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| Written by |
Kim Fuller
From Justin to Kelly, Spice World, S Club Seeing Double | |
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| Cast |
Minnie Driver
Good Will Hunting, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut, GoldenEye |
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 | Michael Gambon
Sleepy Hollow, The Insider, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
 | Kevin McNally
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Phantom of the Opera, Entrapment | Mark Williams
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 101 Dalmatians | Danny Dyer
Mean Machine, Human Traffic, The Football Factory | Darren Boyd
Imagine Me & You, The Legend of the Tamworth Two, Sketch Pad 2 | |
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| Music By |
Charlie Mole
An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest, Othello |
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