Mean Machine

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

APPROPIATE

2001 / 99min.

Rating6.2

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Matthew Vaughn

Actors

Jason Statham

Jason Flemyng

Vinnie Jones

David Hemmings

Sally Phillips

Stephen Walters

Danny Dyer

Jamie Sives

Ralph Brown

Omid Djalili

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