Green Street Hooligans

After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.

Critics were split down the middle on this soccer-hooligan drama, with professional reviewers generally cool and audiences considerably warmer. The film's visceral energy and immersive subculture drew some defenders, but the majority of critics found it too derivative — leaning on Fight Club's blueprint while failing to offer genuine insight into the world it depicts. Charlie Hunnam's Cockney accent became a specific, widely-noted point of ridicule.