Snatch (2001)
89%RT Audience Score: 93%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 7 nominations
Though perhaps a case of style over substance, Guy Ritchie’s second crime caper is full of snappy dialogue, dark comedy, and interesting characters
Snatch is a wild ride through the criminal underworld that will leave you laughing and gasping for air. With a cast of eccentric characters and a plot that keeps you guessing until the very end, this movie is a must-see for anyone who loves a good crime caper. Ritchie’s direction is masterful, and the script is full of witty banter and clever twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you’re a fan of Lock, Stock or just looking for a fun night in, Snatch is the perfect movie for you. So grab some popcorn, settle in, and get ready for a wild ride!
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Screen Gems
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Hatton Garden, Clerkenwell, London, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong violence, language and some nudity
Year of Release
2001
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 38m
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Language(s):English, Russian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2001 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2003
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Jason Statham, Alan Ford, Brad Pitt, Vinnie Jones, Rade Serbedzija, Dennis Farina, Benicio Del Toro, directed by Guy Ritchie, written by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn, comedy, drama, crime caper, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Ansen, Lisa Alspector, Wally Hammond, Xan Brooks, Peter Rainer, Liam Lacey, Allison Rose, Sergio Benítez, PJ Nabarro, Patrick Nabarro, M Faust, MPAA rating R, illegal boxing, gangsters, bookie business, bare-knuckle boxing, stolen diamond, London, dark comedy, interesting characters, snappy dialogue, style over substance, sophomore slump, surprise-a-minute strategy, eye candy, full meal, gaudy mess, multiple criminals, pretend Jewish diamond merchants, indestructible Russian assassins, thug, pigs, witty dialog, colorful characters, dark humor, madcap adventure, shady, criminal underworld, non-stop action, British gangster, shoot em’ up, pure entertainment, hilarious, quotable, fresh, exciting, British Pulp Fiction, fun, crazy, fresh, exciting
Worldwide gross: $83,557,872
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $140,819,116
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 864
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 15,356,501
US/Canada gross: $30,328,156
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $51,111,691
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,060
US/Canada opening weekend: $27,932
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $47,073
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,232
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): £6,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Dennis Farina – Cousin Avi
Brad Pitt – One Punch’ Mickey ONeil
Vinnie Jones – Bullet Tooth Tony
Rade Serbedzija – Boris the Blade
Jason Statham – Turkish
Guy Ritchie – Director, Writer
Matthew Vaughn – Producer
Director(s)
Guy Ritchie
Writer(s)
Guy Ritchie
Producer(s)
Matthew Vaughn
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 7 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (142) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (105) | Rotten (37)
With this morbidly bouncy black comedy Ritchie finds a sneaky way to avoid sophomore slump: by passing his freshman tests all over again. And now for something completely different, please.
March 6, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
Ritchie may be skilled at generating controlled chaos, but his surprise-a-minute strategy ultimately holds no surprises.
April 15, 2008
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Ritchie’s follow-up to Lock, Stock is an even more craftily concocted underworld entertainment, helped no end by the casting of Pitt as the bare-knuckle boxer Mickey.
February 9, 2006
Wally Hammond
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
What we have here is a gaudy mess. At times it feels like it’s being made up as it goes along.
December 2, 2002
Xan Brooks
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
This may be one of the hazardous offshoots of the music-video-trained generation of moviemakers; they confuse a diet of eye candy with a full meal.
September 26, 2002
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
Bouncing around in a world of bare-knuckle boxing, gypsy swindlers, pretend Jewish diamond merchants, indestructible Russian assassins and a thug who disposes of bodies by feeding them to hungry pigs, Snatch has enough plots for a fair-sized cemetery.
March 22, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
As Ritchie’s second feature film, Snatch is well done and shows inklings of the master craftsman he will eventually become.
July 21, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Allison Rose
FlickDirect
It is unquestionable that the script and direction are of an impressive level that places the filmmaker as one of the most eloquent writers and brightest narrators that emerged from the perfidious Albión in the last two decades. [Full Review in Spanish]
April 22, 2020
Sergio Benítez
Espinof
A thoroughly competent, pulpy gangster pastiche.
February 22, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
PJ Nabarro
Patrick Nabarro
An entertaining romp of a crime caper flick that wants to be funny more than it wants to be dangerous or mysterious.
February 26, 2012 | Rating: 7/10
James Plath
Movie Metropolis
Eccentric characters, lively banter, adults only.
January 2, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
M. Faust
Common Sense Media
Snatch uses and abuses the template of its breakthrough predecessor, elevates it, and delivers an equal, if not better, version of a film we have all seen before, yet much better the second time around.
July 6, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Matthew Pejkovic
Matt’s Movie Reviews…
Plot
Turkish and his close friend/accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets badly beaten by Mickey, who comes into the equation after Turkish, an unlicensed boxing promoter wants to buy a caravan off of Travellers. They then try to convince Mickey not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Whilst all this is going on, a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story, including ‘Cousin Avi’, ‘Boris The Blade’, ‘Franky Four Fingers’ and ‘Bullet Tooth Tony’. Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Brad Pitt’s character, Mickey, speaks in a thick Irish accent that was so difficult to understand that the film’s producers considered adding subtitles.
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