The Sweeney
Act like a criminal to catch a criminal.
Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past.With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing.But is that killing really an execution in disguise?
- Director
- Nick Love
- Worldwide
- $6M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With pressure from his boss and the fact that Regan is having an affair with that boss’s wife, it’s not going to be easy for him to stay out of trouble.
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Box Office & Release
The Sweeney returned 1.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- Sep 11, 2012
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Serbian
- Country
- United Kingdom
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