7.6 Score

2010 • 1h 37min • R • Comedy, Crime, Drama

Four Lions

"We are four Lions."

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.

IMDb 7.3

RT 83%

MC 68

Director

Chris Morris

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Chris Morris

Jesse Armstrong

Sam Bain

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Riz Ahmed

Omar

Nigel Lindsay

Barry

Kayvan Novak

Waj

Adeel Akhtar

Faisal

Arsher Ali

Hassan

Preeya Kalidas

Sofia

Benedict Cumberbatch

Negotiator

Julia Davis

Alice

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Riz Ahmed Omar

Nigel Lindsay Barry

Kayvan Novak Waj

Adeel Akhtar Faisal

Arsher Ali Hassan

Preeya Kalidas Sofia

Benedict Cumberbatch Negotiator

Julia Davis Alice

Craig Parkinson Matt

Wasim Zakir Ahmed

Mohammad Aqil Mahmood

Karl Seth Uncle Imran

Waleed Elgadi Khalid

Alex Macqueen Malcolm Storge MP

Shameem Ahmad Chairwoman

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