Is Shifty easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Shifty end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shifty

Name: Shifty
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Daniel Mays, Jason Flemyng, Francesca Annis, Nitin Ganatra

Directed by Eran Creevy

Produced by BBC Film, Between The Eyes

200885 min5.8 / 10

A gritty, paranoid thriller about a young drug dealer's rapid descent as multiple threats close in from all sides.

Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer, intent on setting him up for a big fall.

Clusters

Psychological Thriller Movies Revenge Stories Without Happy Endings Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Revenge Gone Wrong Gangster Movies

Genres

Thriller

Keywords

Drug Dealer Police Heroin Cocaine

Questions people ask

Is Shifty easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Shifty end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Shifty scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Shifty sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Shifty violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

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