John Mackenzie’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, layered, gritty

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CriticCrunch has 2 John Mackenzie titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile.

A Prayer for the Dying
1987
Crime · Drama

Colors
1988
Action · Crime

Sharky's Machine
1981
Crime · Drama

Year of the Dragon
1985
Action · Crime

Johnny Handsome
1989
Crime · Drama

Bad Boys
1983
Crime · Drama

An Innocent Man
1989
Crime · Drama

The Star Chamber
1983
Drama · Thriller

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.
Dir. John Mackenzie · With Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King

Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst an MI5 agent attempts to prevent its detonation.
Dir. John Mackenzie · With Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty