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Mean Machine (2001)

R · 2001-12-26 · 1h 39m · EN
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It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!

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.

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Vinnie JonesVinnie JonesDanny MeehanDavid KellyDavid KellyDocDavid HemmingsDavid HemmingsGovernorRalph BrownRalph BrownBurtonVas BlackwoodVas BlackwoodMassiveRobbie GeeRobbie GeeTrojanGeoff BellGeoff BellRatchettJohn ForgehamJohn ForgehamSykesSally PhillipsSally PhillipsTraceyDanny DyerDanny DyerBilly the LimpetJason FlemyngJason FlemyngBob LikelyJason StathamJason StathamMonk

Keywords

PrisonSportsFootball (soccer)Amateur football (soccer)Football (soccer) coach

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityPrison · Sports · Football SoccerDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference250595Actor preference50300 · 53933 · 69647Country preferenceGb

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What is Mean Machine about?

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.

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Mean Machine has a runtime of 99 minutes.

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