The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.
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Movie1999·89 min
The Limey
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
A crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 60%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.5/10
502 ratings
About The Limey
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Stylized
- Story Tags
- grief and loss, obsession, redemption, los angeles, prison, parent child, anti hero, outsider misfit, revenge quest, investigation procedural, fish out of water, organized crime, drug trade
