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  1. Aug 1, 2003 · Crucial to the success of “Dirty Pretty Things” is the performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor–who, I learn, was born in England and copied his Nigerian accent from his parents. A natural actor with leading-man presence, he has the rare ability to seem good without seeming sappy, and his quiet intensity here is deepened by the sense that his character carries great sadness from his past.

  2. A suspenseful, often funny, completely disturbing thriller, Dirty Pretty Things is a gripping film right out of the gate. Nov 19, 2020. Although Steve Knight's Oscar-nominated script gets a bit on ...

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    • Stephen Frears
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    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
  3. A suspenseful, often funny, completely disturbing thriller, Dirty Pretty Things is a gripping film right out of the gate. This hypnotic, chilling thriller deals with people living in the margins ...

  4. Jul 18, 2003 · Negative Reviews. 8. Spangle. Mar 4, 2016. Dirty Pretty Things is a stirring and moving portrayal of immigrants and how they can be exploited in their new nations. An at times tragic film, Dirty Pretty Things really elicits feelings of pathos quite often and also really manages to step on the gas at times with some incredibly thrilling sequences.

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    • Stephen Frears
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    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
  5. Box office. $13.9 million [ 5 ] Dirty Pretty Things is a 2002 British social thriller film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steven Knight. [ 6 ][ 7 ] Following the lives of two immigrants in London, it was filmed in a documentary style and was produced by BBC Films and Celador Films, and distributed by Buena Vista International through ...

  6. Dirty Pretty Things: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kriss Dosanjh, Israel Oyelumade, Yemi Goodman Ajibade. Irregular migrants Okwe and Senay work at a posh London hotel and live in constant fear of deportation.

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  8. Techs are good with nighttime London shown in an elegant, seedy manner that is both familiar and foreign. "Pretty Dirty Things" is a competently done film that feels more like an exercise for helmer Frears than one of his more notable oeuvres. It has a good heart - no pun intended - and I give it a B-. Laura's Review Robins's Review.