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The 51st State
Nice wheels. Dirty deals. And one mean mother in a kilt.
2001 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ronny Yu |
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| Writer: | Stel Pavlou |
| Staring: |
| An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 07, 2001 |
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| Director: | Ronny Yu |
| Writer: | Stel Pavlou |
| Genres: | Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime |
| Keywords | chemical, affectation, gangster, chase, northern england, liverpool, england, organized crime, drugs, biting, mourning, nostalgic, questioning, hard, meditative, aggressive, calm, laxative, reflective, skinheads, malicious, loving, cautionary, inspirational, lighthearted, grand, provocative, factual, critical, hilarious, admiring, adoring, ambivalent, amused, appreciative, approving, arrogant, assertive, audacious, awestruck, baffled, bold, celebratory, cheerful, comforting, commanding, compassionate, complicated, defiant, earnest, embarrassed, empathetic, enchant, enraged, enthusiastic, exhilarated, exuberant, familiar, gentle, inflammatory, matter of fact, mean spirited, melodramatic, ominous, powerful, scathing, skeptical, straightforward, sympathetic, tragic, vibrant |
| Production Companies | Alliance Atlantis, Fifty First Films, Focus Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $12,881,605
Budget: $27,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Samuel L. Jackson | Elmo McElroy |
| Robert Carlyle | Felix DeSouza |
| Emily Mortimer | Dakota Parker |
| Meat Loaf | The Lizard |
| Rhys Ifans | Iki |
| Sean Pertwee | Detective Virgil Kane |
| Ricky Tomlinson | Leopold Durant |
| Michael Starke | Arthur |
| Anna Keaveney | Shirley DeSouza |
| Paul Barber | Frederick |
| Stephen Walters | Blowfish |
| Nigel Whitmey | L.A. Highway Patrol |
| Mac McDonald | Mr. Davidson |
| Michael J. Reynolds | Mr. Escobar |
| Junix Inocian | Mr. Ho-Fat |
| Jake Abraham | Konokko |
| Aaron Swartz | Mr. Yuri |
| David Webber | Mr. Jones |
| Nick Bartlett | Trevor |
| Angus MacInnes | Pudsey Smith |
| Robert Fyfe | Hector Dougal McElroy |
| Robert Jezek | Priest |
| Joan Campion | Hotel Maid |
| Terry O'Neill | Deckhand |
| Marc Anwar | Pharmacist |
| Paul Broughton | Anfield Commissionaire |
| Sonny Muslim | Boy in Plane |
| Barbara Barnes | Boy's Mother |
| Christopher Hunter | Lawrence |
| James Roach | Grimtooth |
| Ade | Omar |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ronny Yu | Director |
| David Wu | Editor |
| Nina Gold | Casting |
| Grant Armstrong | Art Direction |
| Allan A. Apone | Makeup Artist |
| Stel Pavlou | Screenplay |
| Headrillaz | Original Music Composer |
| Alan MacDonald | Production Design |
| Kate Carin | Costume Design |
| Anita Gupta | Set Decoration |
| Duncan Wheeler | Set Decoration |
| Hannah Moseley | Art Direction |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Victoria Wood | Wigmaker |
| Dug Rotstein | Script Supervisor |
| Nicole Gregory | Unit Publicist |
| Philip Robinson | Supervising Art Director |
| George Cottle | Stunts |
| Poon Hang-Sang | Director of Photography |
| Simon Finney | Camera Operator |
| Matthew Twyford | Compositing Artist |
| Mark Griffin | Special Effects Technician |
| Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Helen Barrett | Makeup Artist |
| David Malinowski | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Caoimhe Doyle | Sound |
| Jane Tattersall | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel L. Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Malcolm Kohll | Producer |
| Seaton McLean | Producer |
| David Pupkewitz | Producer |
| Mark Aldridge | Producer |
| Stephanie Davis | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Debin | Producer |
| András Hámori | Producer |
| Stel Pavlou | Producer |
| Eli Selden | Executive Producer |
| Julie Yorn | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 822 | 889 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 837 | 878 |