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Green Street Hooligans

Green Street Hooligans

Stand your ground.

20057.31h 49m

Overview

After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.

Directed by Lexi Alexander
Written by Lexi Alexander, Josh Shelov, Dougie Brimson
Produced by Gigi Pritzker, Deborah Del Prete, Donald Zuckerman
Box Office0Revenue: $4.3M

Top Cast

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Matt Buckner

Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam

Pete Dunham

Claire Forlani

Claire Forlani

Shannon Dunham

Marc Warren

Marc Warren

Steve Dunham

Leo Gregory

Leo Gregory

Bovver

Geoff Bell

Geoff Bell

Tommy Hatcher

Ross McCall

Ross McCall

Dave Bjorno

Henry Goodman

Henry Goodman

Carl Buckner

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Swill

Kieran Bew

Kieran Bew

Ike

Themes & Keywords

london, englandsportsharvard universityhooliganrevengefootball (soccer)crueltyamericanbrutalityreputationwoman directorbar fightfirm

About Green Street Hooligans

Green Street Hooligans is a crime, drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of london, england, sports, harvard university, hooligan, revenge, football (soccer). Directed by Lexi Alexander, it stars Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani. After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.

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