Snatch
2000 · Directed by Guy Ritchie
Ritchie's ensemble crime caper moves like a pinball. Brad Pitt plays a Traveller speaking an accent that's basically a language he invented.
Why It's Cult
Snatch is Guy Ritchie at peak form, before the Madonna years, before the Sherlock Holmes films, when he was still a British crime-film savant making movies at a thousand miles an hour. Brad Pitt's Mickey is an all-time supporting turn. Subtitles recommended on first watch.
The Plot, Officially
Turkish and his close friend/accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets badly beaten by Mickey, who comes into the equation after Turkish, an unlicensed boxing promoter wants to buy a caravan off of Travellers. They then try to convince Mickey not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Whilst all this is going on, a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story, including 'Cousin Avi', 'Boris The Blade', 'Franky Four Fingers' and 'Bullet Tooth Tony'. Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog.
Gateway Scenes
Any Pitt scene
Brad Pitt's first appearance as Mickey the Traveller. Subtitles help.
Worth the whole movie.
Starring
Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham
Where to Watch
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