# I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)

> A reclusive former gangster returns from the countryside to pursue a dark, morally ambiguous revenge after his brother's suicide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2203

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Mike Hodges
- Cast: Clive Owen, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Charlotte Rampling, Malcolm McDowell, Jamie Foreman, Ken Stott, John Surman, Alexander Morton
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319531/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, melancholic, enigmatic, late night viewing, rainy day

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