Green Street Hooligans

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Green Street Hooligans

R

2005

1h 46m

Drama

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American journalism student Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) moves in with his sister and her family in London. There, he meets football hooligan Pete Dunham (Charlie Hunnam), who introduces him to his rough tribal world, where supporters of opposing teams battle each other before and after games. But Pete's lieutenant, Bovver (Leo Gregory), suspects Matt's motives and inadvertently reopens a years-old rivalry between Pete's brother (Marc Warren) and the leader of a rival gang (Geoff Bell).

Critics Consensus

When it comes to the subculture of soccer thugs, Green Street Hooligans lacks sufficient insight, and instead comes off as a Fight Club knock-off.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Jun 28, 2022

This drama purports to take us inside the world of West Ham football rowdies, but its plot is contrived.

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Bob Longino

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Oct 29, 2005

C

It swims and sinks in melodrama.

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

Oct 21, 2005

2/4

There's a good movie to be made about the violent world of British soccer, or football, as it's called on the other side of the pond. This isn't it.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Apr 26, 2019

1/5

All this film succeeds in doing is glorifying violence.

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Jeremy Clarke

The Spectator

Feb 1, 2018

One reads books about football hooligans and sees films without expecting much in the way of truth or verisimilitude. But this one made a good honest stab at it.

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Keith H. Brown

Eye for Film

Dec 7, 2007

3/5

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J N

@SunsetSpam 5 days ago

Kind of a dumb movie but it was an easy watch with some cool fight scenes and a half way decent plot — 78%

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Farah R

@Farah Oct 18, 2026

Green Street Hooligans is watchable thanks to its performances, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that the film mistakes melodrama for depth. It exaggerates petty street gang rivalries to the level of mafia wars, treating football hooliganism with gravity. The overdramatized storyline only reinforces that sense of artificial importance, making the film feel more interested in glorifying the violence than exploring it with any real nuance.

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J L

@JLiving Sep 3, 2026

Nothing new or even interesting. Just a movie of worn cliches and tired storylines.

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Zachary M.

@RT97780828 May 19, 2026

I think the movie is a little too dramatic especially for the subject that it is about. They’re making it seem like it’s the straight up mafia or blood vs crips

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Jacob C

@RT50604947 Apr 9, 2026

As a football fan, this was an incredible watch, loved every part of this movie. From the beginning it was really exciting and the ending left me in tears. This is the football fan’s titanic 💯 must see.

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Brenton

Sep 11, 2025

I love this movie!!!

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Synopsis

American journalism student Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) moves in with his sister and her family in London. There, he meets football hooligan Pete Dunham (Charlie Hunnam), who introduces him to his rough tribal world, where supporters of opposing teams battle each other before and after games. But Pete's lieutenant, Bovver (Leo Gregory), suspects Matt's motives and inadvertently reopens a years-old rivalry between Pete's brother (Marc Warren) and the leader of a rival gang (Geoff Bell).

Director: Lexi Alexander
Producer: Donald Zuckerman, Deborah Del Prete, Gigi Pritzker
Screenwriter: Lexi Alexander, Dougie Brimson, Josh Shelov
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Madison Wells, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, Yank Film Finance, Baker Street
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brutal Violence|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2005, Original
Release Date (DVD): Aug 25, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $345.8K
Runtime: 1h 46m

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