9 Greatest British Gangster Films

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4. Sexy Beast (2000)

Don Logan, played by Ben Kinglsey, is a brutal gangster, who recruits €˜retired€™ safecracker Gal, played by Ray Winstone (The Sweeney, The Departed) for one final job; however, it doesn€™t end well for either of them. What ensues is a battle of wills between the two men, with Don intimidating, prodding, and manipulating his onetime friend to get what he wants, forever changing the lives of those around him in the process. It€™s smart, it€™s thrilling and both Kingsley and Winstone pull off astonishing performances.