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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998

Directed by Guy Ritchie · 105 mins · 1,874 views

4.0 Letterboxd 4.03(316,414)
Ratings C L J I W J N M J V

Synopsis

A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

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Reviews (53)

  1. C
    Caty Alexandre 8 月 24, 2026

    By what we read on the synopsis, I was expecting something more dark and serious and not something so brilliantly funny and entertaining! Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is the perfect blend of crime and humour. I think every single performance was great, the characters are extremely funny and despite the fact that they are all a bunch of criminals and swindlers they are all very likable. Visually different, with a great camerawork. The dialogues are excellent, the plot is amazing and the ending is absolutely fantastic, it couldn’t be a better end for this story! Guy Ritchie did a terrific job directing this film! And it’s a gangsters flick! How could I not like a good gangsters flick!? If you are like me and you did not watch this until now, you don’t know what you are missing. Please, watch this right now!

    768 9
  2. L
    LinusMxx 8 月 24, 2026

    Before Snatch, Guy Ritchie made Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels first. Both films follows the same formula and style (heist premise, criss-crossing storylines, overabundant characters, smash cut editing, witty British lines) – and it is absolute madness. If I had to choose though, I pretty much prefer this one because it’s funnier, smart, less confusing, and way more fun. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is fucking clever from start to finish. Guy Ritchie develops these seperate characters and their storylines, then masterfully intertwines them together to form a highly entertaining crime craper full of ironic twists. The assortment of eccentric and colourful characters were all fun to watch. The film also never loses its wicked sense of humor. The witty British banters being sprinkled throughout were delightful to the ears. The ending is also unforgettable. Yeah, this is now one of my favorite comedy films.

    340 1
  3. J
    Jenno Maes 8 月 24, 2026

    Imagine getting killed by a dildo.

    745 1
  4. I
    issy 🥝 8 月 24, 2026

    that final scene was more stressful than both the spongebob episode with the bus at night and the spongebob episode where they had to paint krabs’ house combined

    2,489 7
  5. W
    Will 8 月 24, 2026

    Vinnie Jones getting into his AC cobra with his leather coat on while Fools Gold is playing is still one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a film.

    369
  6. J
    James Dudfield 8 月 24, 2026

    I love how ridiculously complicated this is.

    993 1
  7. N
    Nakul 8 月 24, 2026

    I don’t care if this, Snatch & RocknRolla are exactly same, I love them!!

    569 4
  8. M
    marcella 8 月 24, 2026

    thank you guy ritchie for almost giving me a heart attack with that fucking ending

    459 3
  9. J
    jaywill 8 月 24, 2026

    Every Guy Ritchie action movie is the exact same and I just eat it up every single time

    613 4
  10. V

    Only Guy Ritchie can make a comedy-noir like this.

    536 7
  11. M
    Mike Roseingrave 8 月 24, 2026

    Four likely lads get in over their loafs to the local kingpin babbling brook when they spy easy wonga to be made from a bit of a naomi on the ol’ bladders. And would you adam and eve it, the john is fixed, the ken loaded, so now they’re in loads of barney as they’ve only got a bubble to produce the sausage or face an unscheduled meeting and end up brown. It’s a tufnell right from the scapa!

    1,360 9
  12. Y
    YAWN_74 8 月 24, 2026

    hera pheri equivalent of hollywood

  13. K
    kjellcostanza 8 月 24, 2026

    A classic movie with some peak comedy definetly one of ritchies best

  14. S
    sandijoh 8 月 24, 2026

    Love a good heist movie that keeps you guessing until the end. You do have to pay close attention to connect all the blimey dots of these wankers!

  15. U
    Uzair Ahmad 8 月 24, 2026

    I miss these kinds of movies. Fuck this disney remakes or more movies like em era.

    2
  16. N
    Nick Bolton 8 月 24, 2026

    Been two decades since the last watch and was still an absolute delight. Just stunning plotting delivered with such pace and energy, and that soundtrack… It’s a deal, a steal, the sale of the fucking century.

    2
  17. N
    neochkarick 8 月 24, 2026

    Заебись кино, настоящая классика с фильм годами смотрится тока лучше, респект Гаю Ричи за такое золото

  18. A
    arjunsharma2000 8 月 24, 2026

    Amazing dialogue, interesting characters and overall a highly entertaining watch

  19. M
    Maggot B 8 月 24, 2026

    Honestly great introduction to what a guy Ritchie type film is

  20. C
    Chandler Being 8 月 24, 2026

    This film was made in 1998 but it gave 80s vibes. I like the way they used the color grading throughout the film to depict BAD LONDON.

    2
  21. Z
    zakhariyeva 8 月 24, 2026

    очень крутой саундтрек

  22. W
    Wilson 8 月 23, 2026

    “Jews don’t celebrate Christmas Tom.” -Nick the Greek

  23. B
    Beloys 8 月 23, 2026

    Great movie, excellently directed, the acting of especially Jason Statham 10/10. One of the few films that cling to actors with their jokes and charisma.

  24. S
    Special agent Kali 8 月 23, 2026

    So much as avoidable

  25. J
    Jin 8 月 23, 2026

    I can never get bored of Guy Ritchie films

  26. A
    adam_hayhoe 8 月 23, 2026

    Fucking Eng-ger-Land

  27. G
    gusdyer 8 月 23, 2026

    Cracker throughout Dramatic, cockney and dangerous Wouldn’t mind a bit of that herb

  28. A
    Andres_fntn 8 月 23, 2026

    Dans le même style de Snatch

  29. O
    oz 8 月 23, 2026

    every time we do a job you have to go burning someone’s feet this films just so fucking good man

  30. J
    jordynsimone_j 8 月 23, 2026

    it’s like Snatch 1.0 i loved it

  31. ‮

    ممتع اوي

    6
  32. F
    Finn 8 月 23, 2026

    What stupid film, so good though

  33. V
    viraajsharan 8 月 23, 2026

    Too swag too british lil corny but i love the cliffhanger PS: they got STING

    1
  34. V
    Vicky 8 月 23, 2026

    This is peak British movie feels

  35. J
    JackPerks53 8 月 23, 2026

    I still find it really funny that Vinnie Jones ended up being an actor with a very impressive filmography. Really enjoyed this; just seemed to scratch an itch personally. So many stories going on that tie together in a very satisfying way (in kind of a similar way to Pulp Fiction) which I’m a sucker for. Some incredible characters and a great soundtrack; particularly enjoyed the scenes with Fools Gold and Zorba The Greek. Comedic aspects were really well executed and not OTT/over the top/detracting from the actual plot. Caught off guard twice by the appearances of Rob Brydon and Sting.

  36. R
    Rakhaf 8 月 23, 2026

    muter si anj salut wkwk

  37. J
    Janus Fabian 8 月 23, 2026

    Også god, meget i samme genre som In Bruges den har en særlig plads i mit hjerte, og så har jeg opbrugt alle mine tegn

  38. C
    chloe 8 月 23, 2026

    pulp fiction if it was good

  39. J
    joshbuceto 8 月 23, 2026

    Very fun and enjoyable

  40. I
    introlifetrap 8 月 23, 2026

    this movie and Trainspotting make 90s England look pretty fun. it surely wasn’t (if England was so great why did we make a New England? checkmate), and i don’t think that was the intent (crime and degeneracy aren’t most people’s idea of a good time), but it sure “seems a right laugh” to me. the color grading is hideous for no good reason, but awful stylistic choices are inherent in novices emulating Tarantino. this is more entertaining than that other 1998 debut from a British auteur.

    1
  41. O
    OdhranMcQuillan 8 月 23, 2026

    The dialogue in this movie is something else

  42. W
    whoss_fh 8 月 23, 2026

    tom is the best part of this movie

  43. D
    devonsn 8 月 23, 2026

    I say it’s a dog-eat-dog world. And I got bigger teeth than you two.

  44. J
    jehannnnnnn 8 月 23, 2026

    WOWWWWW, The way I loved this so good, kinda wish I was one of them

  45. A
    AMR 8 月 23, 2026

    احب ذا الفلم

  46. G
    gwloveschess 8 月 22, 2026

    Really fun movie, low rating doesn’t mean bad. A good fun light harded movie that’s funny. The one actor that plays the guy that played cards is a really good actor.

  47. A
    archie8032 8 月 22, 2026

    it was alrr, js old english

  48. V
    Vaughn 8 月 22, 2026

    A pretty cool movie with a lot of intersecting paths and a man with too many dildos on his desk. A pretty funny ending too

    1
  49. S
    Sacha 8 月 22, 2026

    maybe I need to watch this again when I’m not drunk and tired but I kept getting all the characters mixed up (there’s so many and they all look the same) and it felt overly complicated. ending scene was great though

    3
  50. K
    kurnikzak 8 月 22, 2026

    Nick the Greek

    5
  51. T
    TommyTaco 8 月 22, 2026

    Proper geezercore

  52. R
    Rae 8 月 22, 2026

    I don’t know what genre this movie counts as but I am still absolutely here for it. A crime comedy? It’s not a heist but it is a story about a bunch of different groups of hard (and one very soft group) criminals messing things up in a very dry British Humor kind of way. Once again we have Jason Statham playing a small time tough but not an action star yet. The story follows him and his toughs ending…

  53. S
    sarhaha 8 月 18, 2026

    the brits sure do know how to drink

    1

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My rating

V Vinnie Jones Big Chris
J Jason Flemyng Tom
D Dexter Fletcher Soap
N Nick Moran Eddy
J Jason Statham Bacon
S Steven Mackintosh Winston
N Nicholas Rowe J
N Nick Marcq Charles
C Charles Forbes Willie
L Lenny McLean Barry the Baptist
P Peter McNicholl Little Chris
P P.H. Moriarty 'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale
F Frank Harper Dog
S Steve Sweeney Plank
H Huggy Leaver Paul
R Ronnie Fox Mickey
T Tony McMahon John
S Stephen Marcus Nick the Greek
V Vas Blackwood Rory Breaker
S Sting JD
Director Guy Ritchie
Writer Guy Ritchie
Producer Matthew Vaughn
Editor Niven Howie
Original Music David A. Hughes, John Murphy
Sound Simon Hayes, Marc Lawes
Stunts Glenn Marks, Richard Graydon, Sy Holland
Casting Guy Ritchie, Celestia Fox
Synopsis
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Director
Guy Ritchie
Writer
Guy Ritchie
Studio
The Steve Tisch Company, Handmade Films, Marv
Country
UK, USA
Language
English
Year
1998
Runtime
105 mins

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