Purely Belter

Purely Belter

They're a couple of zeros short of a grand

Directed by Mark Herman

Produced by Film4 Productions, Mumbo Jumbo Productions

200095 min6.7 / 10

A lighthearted buddy comedy about two working-class lads pursuing a modest dream through increasingly absurd schemes, grounded in genuine affection and working-class aspiration.

Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they are nothing if not resourceful, and they set themselves a mission to raise the cash. While they think up increasingly outlandish money making schemes - from selling junk to shoplifting and the odd bit of housebreaking - real life begins to interfere with the pair's final scam going hilariously awry landing them in jail, only to discover that their punishment gets them exactly where they want to be!

Questions people ask

  • Does Purely Belter end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Purely Belter sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Purely Belter easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Purely Belter scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Purely Belter violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity7

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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