London Town
2017 | 92m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Derrick Borte |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Matt Brown |
| Staring: |
| A 14-year old boy’s life changes forever when his estranged mother introduces him to the music of The Clash in 1979 London. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 03, 2017 |
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| Director: | Derrick Borte |
| Writer: | Matt Brown |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | london, england, 1970s, riot, cross dressing, rock band, singer-songwriter, the clash, accident, teenage protagonist |
| Production Companies | Killer Films, Culmination Productions, Dutch Tilt Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,126
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 21, 2025 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Joe Strummer |
| Daniel Huttlestone | Shay Baker |
| Dougray Scott | Nick Baker |
| Natascha McElhone | Sandrine |
| Tom Hughes | Johnny |
| Kerry Howard | Penelope |
| Nell Williams | Vivian Daniels |
| Samuel Robertson | Tommy Gun |
| Kamryn Boyd | Punk Rock Kid |
| Meredith Ostrom | Rebecca |
| Jeff Leach | Ronnie |
| Alex Marx | Doctor |
| Michael Chapman | Skinhead |
| Anya McKenna-Bruce | Alice Baker |
| Yasmine Akram | Nurse |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Derrick Borte | Director |
| Matt Brown | Screenplay |
| Victoria Goodall | Line Producer |
| Brian Ufberg | Editor |
| Hubert Taczanowski | Director of Photography |
| Thalia Ecclestone | Art Direction |
| Bryan Senti | Original Music Composer |
| Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Cara Beckinsale | Casting |
| Laura Ellis Cricks | Production Design |
| Candice Marchlewski | Set Decoration |
| Angela Billows | Costume Design |
| Ella Noble-Jones | Makeup Artist |
| Hannah Forbes | Makeup Artist |
| Cristian Knight | Stunts |
| Levan Doran | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jonathan Spencer | Gaffer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Matt Brown | Executive Producer |
| Alastair Burlingham | Executive Producer |
| Tom Butterfield | Producer |
| Angel Chen | Executive Producer |
| Alex Cutler | Executive Producer |
| Charlie Dombek | Executive Producer |
| Scott Floyd Lochmus | Executive Producer |
| Dennis Mykytyn | Executive Producer |
| Alan Pao | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Rice | Executive Producer |
| Sofia Sondervan | Producer |
| Lee Vandermolen | Executive Producer |
| Luke Daniels | Executive Producer |
| Phil Hunt | Executive Producer |
| Compton Ross | Executive Producer |
| Christine Vachon | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 556 | 644 |
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is surprisingly good as Clash singer Joe Strummer, but _London Town_does not have the frontman (excuse the pun,) centre-stage. The film is somewhat endearing, but it doesn't capture the grit of a Thatcher-era UK. Instead of truly tackling the fascinating topics of the time, i ... t comes up to the edge and merely skirts around them. The skinheads are a problem, but they are never **our** problem, they're a mere periphery. The unemployment rate is sky high, but the lead stumbles into two jobs by the end of the first act. Perhaps these problems wouldn't be so stark, if the kid who is our eyes for this punk-journey, wasn't so much of an... unlikeable twat. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._