# Sexy Beast (2001)

> A retired safecracker's sun-soaked Spanish refuge becomes a pressure cooker when a volatile former mentor drags him back into one last heist.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6733

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Jonathan Glazer
- Cast: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, James Fox, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White, Álvaro Monje
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203119/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, sardonic, surreal, crime movie night, dark comedy night

## Synopsis

A retired gangster's peaceful life in Spain is shattered by a violent figure from his past, forcing him into one last heist.

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