Sexy Beast
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| Directed by | Jonathan Glazer |
| Written by | Louis Mellis David Scinto |
| Produced by | Jeremy Thomas |
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| Cinematography | Ivan Bird |
| Edited by | John Scott Sam Sneade |
| Music by | Roque Baños UNKLE South |
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| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures (through Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E; Spain) FilmFour Distributors (United Kingdom and Ireland) |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Spain |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.3 million |
| Box office | $10.2 million |
Sexy Beast is a 2000 black comedy crime film directed by Jonathan Glazer (in his feature film directorial debut) and written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto. It stars Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, and Ian McShane. It follows Gary "Gal" Dove (Winstone), a retired criminal visited by a sociopathic gangster (Kingsley) who demands that he take part in a bank robbery in London.
Sexy Beast was critically acclaimed, and Kingsley's performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Total Film named Sexy Beast the 15th best British film. It was the final film to feature Cavan Kendall, who died of cancer shortly after filming ended.