Small Time

Small Time 1996

Follows a gang of small time crooks in an English town. Malc is in danger of losing his girlfriend Kate if he doesn't spend more time at home and the gang leader Jumbo looks like he is about to lose control.

Cast

	Tim Cunningham	...	Lenny the Fence
	Dominic Dillon	...	Mad Terry
	Leon Hammond	...	Bets
	Mat Hand	...	Malc
	Jimmy Hynd	...	Big Willy
	Gena Kawecka	...	Ruby
	Shane Meadows	...	Jumbo
	Dena Smiles	...	Kate

Ratings

Votes	Average
Males	86	6.8
Females	9	7.7
Aged under 18	2	8.1
Males under 18	2	8.1
Aged 18-29	26	6.7
Males Aged 18-29	23	6.7
Females Aged 18-29	3	7.7
Aged 30-44	53	7.1
Males Aged 30-44	46	7.1
Females Aged 30-44	6	7.8
Aged 45+	14	5.1
Males Aged 45+	14	5.1
Top 1000 voters	13	6.9
US users	5	8.4
Non-US users	83	6.7
IMDb users	124	6.8

taken from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117668/

Reviews

Brilliant, 24 September 1998

Author: Phil Tarry from Hampshire, England

This is one of the most under-rated films of all time. It perfectly describes life on a council-estate in nineties

Britain and is down-right hilarious. The women in this film play spot-on parts, and the whole thing is perfectly acted with a tight script and brilliant lines. It is very conversation driven, very fast and if you are not clued in, may miss some of the humour

A 'diamond in the rough', 23 January 2006

Author: g_string2010 from United Kingdom

This the 'diamond in the rough' in British cinema and will be given a new chance to shine later on this year with its re-release on DVD in February. The Limited distribution and rarity of VHS copies has meant this film is a cult classic within an already small group of fans. Made on a shoestring budget using friends and family as cast you could ask no more from this film. If it was only for better backing this would be at worst equal to Trainspotting as a definitive British film of the decade.The comedy is enough to sprout a TV series alone. This film is the christening effort of Britain most talented director who has gone on to prove with Romeo Brass and Dead Mans shoes that it wasn't a fluke.

great, 19 March 2002

Author: matt bone (a43171@tcat.ac.uk) from telford england

i watched this film at college and at the time i had never heard of shane meadows. since i watched this film i have become a huge fan of all his films. this man is the future of british cinema and is what the industry has needed. the film itself is very realistic in parts and is cast very well too. the script is brilliant and i found it inspirational as a way to write down to earth comedies with drama added on to it. hopefully this film is the way that meadows wants to go on and it seems that it will be from films such as room for romeo brass and 24/7.

Big time beckons, 3 March 1999

Author: rich-147 from portsmouth, england

A brilliant short/medium film that shows what a brilliant writer/director can do with a good script, imagination, a few mates and some dodgy wigs. The future of British cinema is safe in his hands

wonderful........., 17 August 2002

Author: david gregory (david.gregory4@ntlworld.com) from stockton, england

It's a good feeling when you 'discover' a great film. Especially one that due to the nature of it's budget and distribution, only you and a handful of other lucky people will ever see. Those were my thoughts after watching 'Small Time'. Costing only a couple of grand to make, and filmed on the streets of Nottingham, it follows the daily ups and downs, mainly downs, of a group of friends scraping a day-by-day living by ducking and diving and stealing anything to hand. The story leads to a grand finale, but it's the interaction and the banter between the characters that makes this film such a fun ride, they are totally believeable. The cast are mainly unknowns, but thats what probably makes the chemistry work. The music is good as well, two accoustic guitar tunes near the middle of the film are fantastic, they sum up totally how the characters are really feeling. Buy it and cherish it, Hollywood can keep all it's 'eye candy', this is proper film making.