Is The Sweeney scary?

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.

Is The Sweeney violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 The Sweeney end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

Is The Sweeney easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Sweeney

Name: The Sweeney
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 2012
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Ray Winstone, Plan B, Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, Alan Ford

Act like a criminal to catch a criminal.

Directed by Nick Love

Produced by Vertigo Films, Embargo Films

2012112 min5.7 / 10

A gritty crime thriller about a rule-breaking cop caught between a murder investigation and personal corruption, driven by procedural tension and moral compromise.

Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With pressure from his boss and the fact that Regan is having an affair with that boss’s wife, it’s not going to be easy for him to stay out of trouble.

Clusters

Trapped Conspiracy Thrillers Deadly Romantic Obsession Romance Amid War Mob Double Crosses

Genres

Action Crime

Questions people ask

Is The Sweeney scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Sweeney violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The Sweeney end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Sweeney easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Sweeney sad? 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.

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