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Bronson

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
151K
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POPULARITY
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Tom Hardy in Bronson (2008)
Actor Tom Hardy, known for his larger-than-life performances in 'Bronson,' 'The Dark Knight Rises,' and 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' reprises his role of Eddie Brock/Venom in 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage.' "No Small Parts" takes a look at his fascinating journey through film and television.
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A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted b... Read allA young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.

  • Director
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
  • Writers
    • Brock Norman Brock
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
  • Stars
    • Tom Hardy
    • Kelly Adams
    • Luing Andrews
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    151K
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    POPULARITY
    2,266
    1,099
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Brock Norman Brock
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Stars
      • Tom Hardy
      • Kelly Adams
      • Luing Andrews
    • 273User reviews
    • 240Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Tom Hardy
    Tom Hardy
    • Charles Bronson…
    Kelly Adams
    Kelly Adams
    • Irene
    Luing Andrews
    Luing Andrews
    • Hysterical Screw
    Katy Barker
    Katy Barker
    • Julie
    Gordon Brown
    Gordon Brown
    • Screw
    Amanda Burton
    Amanda Burton
    • Charlie's Mum
    Mark Devenport
    • Nurse 1
    • (as Mark Davenport)
    Paul Donnelly
    Paul Donnelly
    • Screw
    Andrew Forbes
    Andrew Forbes
    • Charlie's Dad
    Jon House
    • Webber
    Matt King
    Matt King
    • Paul Daniels
    James Lance
    James Lance
    • Phil
    Holly Lucas
    Holly Lucas
    • Young Man
    Juliet Oldfield
    Juliet Oldfield
    • Alison
    Jonny Phillips
    Jonny Phillips
    • Prison Governor
    Mark Powley
    Mark Powley
    • Andy Love…
    Hugh Ross
    Hugh Ross
    • Uncle Jack
    Andrew St. John
    • Workshop Supervisor
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Brock Norman Brock
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
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    • Trivia
      Nicolas Winding Refn was not allowed to meet Charles Bronson in person since he is not from Britain, but was allowed to have two phone calls with him. Tom Hardy met with Bronson several times and the two became good friends. Bronson was impressed with how Hardy managed to get just as muscular as he was and how well he could mimic his own personality and voice. Bronson has stated he believes Hardy was the only person who could play him.
    • Goofs
      At (11:00) The tutor asks Charles "What's the matter, Charlie?" But in this stage of the story Charles Bronson still had his original name Michael Peterson. He had not yet changed his name to Charles Bronson.
    • Quotes
      • Charles Bronson: [Real Life Charles Bronson Quote] How would you feel, waking up in the morning without a window? My window is a steel grid, I 'ave to put my lips against that steel grid and suck in air, that's my morning... 'cause I got no air in my cell. I have to eat, sleep and crap in that room twenty-three hours of a twenty-four hour day. You tell me, what human being deserves that? Apart from the stinking paedophile or a child killer. I don't deserve that, I done nothing on this planet to deserve that. My bed is four inches off the floor, it's a concrete bed, my toilet hasn't even got a seat on it or a lid, and I 'ave to live like this month after month after month, and the way it's looking it's year after year after year. Now is that's right then so be, but let somebody else 'ave a fucking go at it, 'cause I've had twenty-six years of this bollocks and it's time to come out, and I want the jury at my trail to come and see how I'm living. But I'm not living, I'm existing.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Zombieland/A Serious Man/Whip It (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Va pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
      from Verdi's "Nabucco"
      Written by Giuseppe Verdi
      Performed by Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala (as Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
      Conducted by Lovro von Matacic
      Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Limited

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 13, 2009 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Denmark
      • United States
      • Cayman Islands
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Bronson: el prisionero más peligroso
    • Filming locations
      • Welbeck Abbey, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK(Rampton psychiatric hospital)
    • Production companies
      • Vertigo Films
      • Aramid Entertainment Fund
      • Str8jacket Creations
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $230,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $104,979
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,940
      • Oct 11, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,260,712
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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