Directed by:
Jon S. BairdScreenplay:
Jon S. BairdCinematography:
Matthew JensenComposer:
Clint MansellCast:
James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots, Brian McCardie, Emun Elliott, Gary Lewis, John Sessions, Shauna Macdonald, Jim Broadbent, Joanne Froggatt (more)VOD (1)
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Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
James McAvoy
UK
Best movies:
NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac (2020) (theatrical recording)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
Jamie Bell
UK
Best movies:
Billy Elliot (2000)
Jane Eyre (2011)
Defiance (2008)
Eddie Marsan
UK
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
21 Grams (2003)
The Best of Men (2012) (TV movie)
Imogen Poots
UK
Best movies:
The Father (2020)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Jane Eyre (2011)
Brian McCardie
UK
Best movies:
Low Winter Sun (2006) (TV movie)
The Damned United (2009)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Emun Elliott
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Gary Lewis
UK
Best movies:
Billy Elliot (2000)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
The Keeper (2018)
John Sessions
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Loving Vincent (2017)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Shauna Macdonald
Malaysia
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) (TV movie)
The Descent (2005)
Jim Broadbent
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Guerre et paix (2016) (series)
Joanne Froggatt
UK
Best movies:
Still Life (2013)
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
Starfish (2016)
Kate Dickie
UK
Best movies:
Summer (2008)
Small Axe (2020) (series)
Somers Town (2008)
Martin Compston
UK
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
The Damned United (2009)
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Shirley Henderson
UK
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Joy McAvoy
UK
Best movies:
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
The Angels' Share (2012)
Filth (2013)
Jordan Young
UK
Best movies:
Rebus (2000) (series)
Filth (2013)
For Those in Peril (2013)
Michael Moreland
Best movies:
Filth (2013)
The Trench (1999)
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)