Plunkett & MacLeane
They Robbed The Rich...And That's It
6.0 / 10
93 minutes
1999-01-22
English
GB
Actors :
Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Liv Tyler, Ken Stott, Michael Gambon, Alan Cumming, Alexander Armstrong, Ben Miller, Tommy Flanagan, Iain Robertson, David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Noel Fielding, Claire Rushbrook, Terence Rigby
Description
Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both.
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
6/1/2022, 8:49:08 AM
This is quite a fun take on a sort of "Robin Hood" meets "Dick Turpin" theme. The eponymous two gents - Robert Carlyle: already a thriving member of the criminal fraternity and Jonny Lee Miller: a gent somewhat down at heel - are fed up with the status quo in 18th century England, so decide to do a bit of wealth redistribution for themselves. To that end, they set about robbing the nobility as the...