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RocknRolla (2008)

★ 7.0 · 3,280 ratings on TMDB

A story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll.

RocknRolla poster★ 7.0

When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.

DirectorGuy Ritchie
CastGerard Butler, Idris Elba, Jeremy Piven, Karel Roden, Ludacris, Mark Strong
GenresAction, Crime, Thriller
The emergence reading

RocknRolla keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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