Recent Films from the Genre

(The Football Factory {2004})

The Football Factory is a 2004 staring Danny Dyer. It focuses on two different groups of football supporters and follows Tommy Johnson (Danny Dyer), a football hooligan in his mid 20s who has begun to question his morals and the morals of those around him. This could relate to our film we do because it all revolves around violence and disturbed people. The main protagonist (Danny Dyer) could also be used in our film to help tell the story from his point of view.

(This is England {2006}) - Made around £7 million revenue.

This is England is set in the early 1980's and centres around a group of young skinheads in England. 12-year-old Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) is the main character and it shows him fall into an older skinhead gang. The film illustrates that the skinhead subculture, whose 1960s roots include elements of black culture. This could relate to a film we do as the main character falls into a bit of trouble. It also shows gang life and how everyone in the group is so close and all stand up for each other.

(Mean Machine {2001}) - Around £6 million revenue.

Mean Machine is a British film staring former English footballer Vinnie Jones. The film is an adaptation of the 1974 American film The Longest Yard. Danny Meehan (Vinnie Jones) who is banned from football is sentenced to three years in Lonmarsh prison. While he is in prison he becomes the coach of the inmates and leads them to victory over the guards. This could be in relation to a film we do as the lead character is not one to be messed with.

(Adulthood {2008}) - Gross revenue of over £3 million.

Adulthood is a British drama film directed, written by and starring Noel Clarke. It closely follows the story of Sam Peel (Noel Clarke) after he is released from jail. This could relate to a film we do as its about young adults who are involved with drugs and crime. The film also revolves around payback and this is what we want to include in our film.

(Green Street {2005})

Green Street is a 2005 British independent drama film about football hooliganism in England. In the film, an American college student (Matt Buckner — played by Elijah Wood) falls in with a violent West Ham football firm (the Green Street Elite) run by his brother-in-law's brother and is morally transformed by their commitment to each other. This could relate to a film we do as its all about physical violence.