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A New Breed of Criminal

  • 2023
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
806
YOUR RATING
A New Breed of Criminal (2023)
Crime

Inspired by Stephen Sayers' rise from the backstreets of Newcastle's West End to the top of the criminal ladder and the authorities subsequent attempt to bring him crashing back down again.Inspired by Stephen Sayers' rise from the backstreets of Newcastle's West End to the top of the criminal ladder and the authorities subsequent attempt to bring him crashing back down again.Inspired by Stephen Sayers' rise from the backstreets of Newcastle's West End to the top of the criminal ladder and the authorities subsequent attempt to bring him crashing back down again.

  • Director
    • Richard John Taylor
  • Writer
    • Steve Wraith
  • Stars
    • Alfie Williams
    • Michael McKell
    • Nicholas Ball
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    806
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard John Taylor
    • Writer
      • Steve Wraith
    • Stars
      • Alfie Williams
      • Michael McKell
      • Nicholas Ball
    • 41User reviews
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    Alfie Williams
    Alfie Williams
    • Young John Henry Sayers
    Michael McKell
    Michael McKell
    • Vic
    Nicholas Ball
    Nicholas Ball
    • Charlie Kray
    Lesley Saint-John
    • Aunt Vera
    Paul Donnelly
    Paul Donnelly
    • Paul Ferris
    Eddie Webber
    • Cockney Ed
    Adam Saint
    Adam Saint
    • Pat
    Steve Wraith
    Steve Wraith
    • Stephen Sayers
    Decca Heggie
    • Paddy Conroy
    Ryan Noire
    Ryan Noire
    • Westender
    Christopher Connel
    • Detective Scott
    Daniel Charles Doherty
    Daniel Charles Doherty
    • Hitman
    Sharon Percy
    • Detective Iceton
    Amanda Dryden-Walker
    Amanda Dryden-Walker
    • Sharon
    • (as Amanda Dryden Walker)
    Jacob Stockton
    Jacob Stockton
    • Door supervisor
    Melvyn Barnes
    Melvyn Barnes
    • Michael Sayers
    Paul Venis
    • Duffer
    David Last
    • Traveller
    • Director
      • Richard John Taylor
    • Writer
      • Steve Wraith
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    1samuraiwarrior-97412

    Absolutely horrendous!

    The worst film i have ever seen...Steve wraith is the worst actor iv ever seen and the rest are no better..80s/90s and they have modern cars made decades later 1 landrover even had a chrome wrap!?? They are also using touch screen android phones when they weren't even invented!..everything in this film is bad....i dont understand why it was even made..its about a north east criminal who wasn't very successful and spent a lot of time in prison...don't waste your time.. its boring.........Newcastle is a great place with lots of great people and this movie just shows a dark side that people dont really care about.
    1martio-85093

    Can I leave 0/10

    Bless Steve Wraith , the lad so wants to be an actor ....but he's not .Ive seen him in a few things and he's more wooden than Pinocchio's left leg .He seems to stiffen up whenever he has to move .I found myself questioning the actual point of 99% of the film and after sitting through the whole film (in 3 separate sittings) I feel I should punish myself , especially after paying for the privilege. I have an old rusty tin opener in the shed and later on today I will gouge both of my eyes out in an attempt tempt to cleanse my body and what's left of my soul. It makes Rise of the Footsoldier 7 look like Gone With The Wind. I feel I should mention the accent of the lead detective , I can only describe it as sounding like An American Joe Pasquale being violated with a cattle prod. All in all possibly thee worst thing I've ever watched in my life and that includes watching my workmate sneeze in the van causing a large bloodied snot to land on the dashboard.
    1FatWasteman

    Terrible film

    The filum reminds me of a home movie a group of friends have made for a Community Service project, Wraith is as intimidating as a Greggs Steak Slice in the lead role.

    The rest of the filums "stars" are are right motley crew of strays and you can certainly tell that the only previous acting they have done has been at their PIP assessments or other DSS related blags.

    Delving a little deeper into the people who the filum is about opens a huge Pandoras box, especially considering recent events in the NE involving Hearses, St James's Park, box vans and properties being attacked with tins of black paint.

    It's obviously a completely fictional account and should be seen as such Don't bother.
    1flah-40413

    Total garbage from the very start

    The worst film I've ever seen. Bad lighting, bad acting. Smart phones in the 70s 😂 along with modern police cars and uniforms. Diabolical camera work. Why was there a narrator throughout it just made me cringe with embarrassment. Wraith simply cannot act and should never act again. The judges wig looked like something from the joke shop on the Queyside. Avoid at all costs. The police actors were laughable and I just simply could not take them seriously. The fight scenes were absolutely completely ridiculous with no realism whatsoever. Spent your money on something entertaining rather than watching this tripe.
    3daviddegiorgio

    Awful

    I know nothing of this story and after watching this film I still know nothing of this story. Its what you call a poor poor man's rise of footsoldier, but one of the sequels cos the original was a good film.

    I can forgive the bad casting, stupid accents, time scale, dumb costume, laughable fight sequences, wooden characters etc but at the heart of all this is the awful script. I see the lead character wrote this, and sadly it shows. This is my first time watching a Steve Wraith film and sadly it will be my last. The script was gcse level at best. Not one for slatting ppl in industry but this needs to be said... 'Steve, you may read this and think I don't understand the film you made, but I do and it was a badly made one. Sorry but it's true. Plus those who funded the film, are you on drugs?' Anyone who thinks this is even a fair film knows nothing about film so ignore any high reviews.

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      • September 19, 2024 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
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