A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.
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Movie2004·90 min
Dead Man's Shoes
Directed by Shane Meadows
A drama thriller film directed by Shane Meadows.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 31%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.1/10
645 ratings
About Dead Man's Shoes
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- betrayal, sacrifice duty, trauma recovery, action combat, small town, american regional, siblings, anti hero, reluctant hero, revenge quest, cat and mouse, organized crime