Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- propulsive
- irreverent
- nostalgic
- crime movie night
- 1980s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics were divided, with some praising its energetic 1980s gangster style and others finding it a conventional or excessive crime drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frankie leaves his life as a South London street thug and builds a position within a Spanish cocaine empire.
The film foregrounds 1980s mood, fashion, music, bars, drugs, and conspicuous criminal wealth.
Frankie joins Charlie while Sammy, another bank robber and drug kingpin, immediately treats him with hostility.
Frankie works upward from the bottom of the Spanish cocaine operation while becoming immersed in crime, women, and drugs.
Films like The Business, and why
Layer Cake
british crime drama with criminal ambition, cocaine culture, swaggering masculinity, and a stylish contemporary soundtrack
The Football Factory
working-class british gangster film centered on escalating criminal violence, loyalty, and betrayal
Scarface
crime rise-and-fall narrative shaped by drug trafficking, ostentatious lifestyle, and violent underworld relationships
Goodfellas
stylized gangster drama combining cocaine, nightlife, criminal ambition, and volatile male camaraderie
Movie Details
- Director
- Nick Love
- Release Date
- 2005-09-02
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (138)
Cast
- Danny Dyer
- Tamer Hassan
- Geoff Bell
- Georgina Chapman
- Eddie Webber
- Adam Bolton
- Linda Henry
- Roland Manookian
- Arturo Venegas
- Camille Coduri
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Business about?
- A South London street thug reinvents himself inside Spain’s glamorous cocaine underworld, where ambition, loyalty, and violence rise together.
- What is The Business like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Business as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Business violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Business as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Business?
- Critics were divided, with some praising its energetic 1980s gangster style and others finding it a conventional or excessive crime drama.
- Which films are like The Business?
- Films with a similar feel include Layer Cake, The Football Factory, Scarface, and Goodfellas.
- How long is The Business?
- The Business runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Business?
- In United States, The Business streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
