# The Sweeney (2012)

> A volatile London detective risks his career and department’s survival while pursuing bank robbers through a corrupting web of loyalty and betrayal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/76886

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Action, Crime
- Director: Nick Love
- Cast: Ray Winstone, Plan B, Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, Alan Ford, Steven Mackintosh, Paul Anderson, Caroline Chikezie
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0857190/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, volatile, kinetic, crime movie night, action double feature

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