Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
A brisk, darkly comic crime caper unfolds as friends scramble to pay a debt, leading to a pulpy heist.
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
How intense is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is mildly scary, with graphic gore and brutal violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a full-attention watch. The humor runs dark and dry. Rated R.
What Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels feels like
- Tone
- grittypulpydarkly comicsuspenseful
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- dark and satirical, dry and witty
- Best for
- Full attention
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Is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels for you?
Is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels scary?
Only a little. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and brutal violence (3 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 2, violence 3, each out of 3.
How long is Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels runs 1h 45m.
Where can I stream Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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