The Martins
2001 | 87m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Tony Grounds |
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| Writer: | Tony Grounds |
| Staring: |
| Out of work, scrounger Robert Martin lives with his dysfunctional family - long suffering wife accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house next door to a giant shopping center in the London suburbs. The Martins are the family from hell! Robert dreams if winning a dream holiday for his family, and when he fails to win yet another competition he flips, out tracks down the elderly winners, ties them up in the cellar and steals their tickets! | |
| Release Date: | Sep 14, 2001 |
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| Director: | Tony Grounds |
| Writer: | Tony Grounds |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Icon Productions, Tiger Aspect |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lee Evans | Robert Martin |
| Kathy Burke | Angie Martin |
| Linda Bassett | Anthea |
| Eric Byrne | Little Bob Martin |
| Terri Dumont | Katie Martin |
| Frank Finlay | Mr Heath |
| Barbara Leigh-Hunt | Mrs Heath |
| Ray Winstone | Mr Marvel |
| Mark Strong | Doug |
| Allison Egan | Jan |
| Jack Shepherd | DI Tony Branch |
| Lennie James | PC Alex |
| Lorraine Ashbourne | Lil |
| Tameka Empson | Mo |
| Paddy Considine | Hatfield Recorder Editor |
| Ronnie Fox | Traffic Warden |
| Owen Brenman | Teacher |
| Raymond Waring | Pet Shop Assistant |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tony Grounds | Director, Writer |
| David Johnson | Director of Photography |
| Michael Carlin | Production Design |
| Robin Sales | Editor |
| Stewart Meachem | Costume Design |
| Richard Hartley | Original Music Composer |
| Joceline Andrews | Makeup Artist |
| Ivana Primorac | Makeup Artist |
| Janey Fothergill | Casting |
| Andrew Rothschild | Art Direction |
| Rebecca Alleway | Set Decoration |
| Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Stephen Woolfenden | First Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Bennett-Jones | Executive Producer |
| Greg Brenman | Producer |
| Steve Christian | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Davey | Producer |
| Ralph Kamp | Executive Producer |
| Dixie Lander | Producer |
| Paul Tucker | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Woeful, this. You have two funny British comedians in Lee Evans & Kathy Burke and you... make them act serious? What a waste. Those two try, as do the rest of the cast, but <em>'The Martins'</em> is kinda awful. That's thanks to poor storytelling and some very unlikeable characters. At least w ... e have the pleasant Lennie James to watch, albeit in bits and pieces throughout - thankfully he got better roles in the decade or so following this. He is the only positive part of this in my opinion. It's abundantly clear what the film is aiming for, but man does it make a complete hash of the execution. It only lasts for around 83 minutes... 83 minutes too long, unfortunately.