Four Lions

Name: Four Lions
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2010-05-07
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar, Arsher Ali

2010·Movie·R·97 min·★ 7.0(1,285)

Comedy Crime Drama More English titles

“We are four Lions.”

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.

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France	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube
Spain	Filmin, Acontra Plus, Acontra Plus Amazon Channel, Tivify	Acontra Plus
Brazil	Filmelier Plus Amazon Channel	—

About Four Lions

Four Lions is a 2010 English-language comedy, crime and drama film directed by Chris Morris. The cast is led by Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak. It has a runtime of 1h 37m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 1300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.

Four Lions was produced by Film4 Productions, Wild Bunch, and Optimum Releasing and made in United Kingdom and France. It was released on May 7, 2010, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $4 million, it went on to gross $6 million worldwide.

Director: Chris Morris
Writers: Sam Bain, Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong
Release date: May 7, 2010
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom, France
Budget: $4 million
Box office: $6 million
Production: Film4 Productions, Wild Bunch, Optimum Releasing

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Four Lions cast & crew

Four Lions was directed by Chris Morris and written by Sam Bain, Chris Morris, and Jesse Armstrong.

The cast features Riz Ahmed as Omar, Nigel Lindsay as Barry, Kayvan Novak as Waj, Adeel Akhtar as Faisal, Arsher Ali as Hassan, and Preeya Kalidas as Sofia.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jonathan Whitehead, cinematography is by Lol Crawley, and it was produced by Mark Herbert and Derrin Schlesinger.

Is Four Lions worth watching?

Four Lions holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 1,285 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 37m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, crime, and drama, Four Lions is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Four Lions

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