Mean Machine
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Mean Machine

It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!

6.3 / 10 2001 1h 39mR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.

Cast & Crew

Vinnie Jones

Vinnie Jones

Danny Meehan

Lead
David Kelly

David Kelly

Doc

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Governor

Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Burton

Vas Blackwood

Vas Blackwood

Massive

Robbie Gee

Robbie Gee

Trojan

Geoff Bell

Geoff Bell

Ratchett

John Forgeham

John Forgeham

Sykes

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barry Skolnick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Mean Machine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker