The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

What is the league ... Who are the gentlemen ?

Directed by Basil Dearden

Produced by Allied Film Makers

1960116 min7.0 / 10

A witty, cleverly-plotted heist comedy that balances military precision with civilian chaos, built on camaraderie among misfits and the tension between discipline and human nature.

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.

Questions people ask

  • Is The League of Gentlemen sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is The League of Gentlemen easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is The League of Gentlemen violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The League of Gentlemen end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The League of Gentlemen scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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