The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen is a 2019 gangster film written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie, who developed the story along with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant. It follows an American drug lord in England who is looking to sell his business, setting off a chain of blackmail and schemes to undermine him. The Gentlemen premiered at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema on December 3, 2019, and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2020, by Entertainment Film Distributors, and in the United States on January 24, 2020, by STXfilms. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was also a commercial success, grossing $115 million worldwide against its $22 million budget. A spin-off television series was released by Netflix in 2024 with Theo James starring in the lead role.
What's that? Is that a paperweight? Funny you should say that. Turns out anything with weight can be a paperweight. - What are you gonna do with it? - Well, that's up to you, isn't it? Either you do as I tell you to and use the door, or I'm gonna shoot fat Tony right between the eyes. You see, this gun's only got two bullets, so I'm not gonna fuck about illustrating its significance. You're gonna have to trust me on that. The alternative is a little bit absolute.
The Gentlemen