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High Heels and Low Lifes

High Heels and Low Lifes

They're not bad girls. They're just behaving that way.

20016.11h 26m

Overview

Two friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.

Directed by Mel Smith
Written by Kim Fuller, Georgia Pritchett
Produced by Barnaby Thompson, Uri Fruchtmann, Kim Fuller
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Top Cast

Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver

Shannon

Mary McCormack

Mary McCormack

Frances

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Mason

Danny Dyer

Danny Dyer

Danny

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Kerrigan

Darren Boyd

Darren Boyd

Ray

Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Tremaine

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Simon Scardifield

Tony

L

Len Collin

Barry

J

Jane Partridge

Receptionist

Themes & Keywords

nurseblackmailteacherbest friendbank robbery

About High Heels and Low Lifes

High Heels and Low Lifes is a action, crime, comedy film released in 2001 exploring themes of nurse, blackmail, teacher, best friend, bank robbery. Directed by Mel Smith, it stars Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally. Two friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.

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