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Released
2009 · FILM

Harry Brown

A retired Royal Marine living on a crime‑riddled London estate takes the law into his own hands to avenge his best friend’s murder, confronting a ruthless youth gang that threatens to plunge the community into chaos.

“Every man has a breaking point.”

Directed by
Daniel Barber, Tom Brewster
Written by
Gary Young
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
103 min
ActionCrimeDrama
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

An elderly ex-serviceman and widower seeks to avenge the murder of his best friend by administering his own brand of justice.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 243+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Joe WalkerShot by Martin RuheScored by Ruth BarrettDesigned by Kave QuinnSound by Andrew CallerCostumes by Jane PetrieStunts by Gareth Milne

Box Office

2009 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$10.3M

Budget$7.3M
Worldwide gross$10.3M
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • (English)Harry Brown
  • (French)Harry Brown
  • (Bulgarian)Хари Браун
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • CanadaSep 12, 2009
  • QatarOct 30, 2009
  • United KingdomNov 11, 2009
  • IrelandNov 11, 2009

Companies

ProductionMARV, UK Film Council, HanWay Films, Hindsight Media, Framestore
DistributionA-Film Distribution, Entertainment One, Icon Film Distribution Australia, Lionsgate, Nordisk Film
Special effectsFramestore
Other companiesHanWay Films, Air Lyndhurst Studios, Air-Edel Recording Studios, Angel Studios, Angels, Audiolink Radio Communications

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