Essex Boys (2000) on Netflix
Billy Reynolds takes an entry-level job with a local crime cartel. His first task is to mind Jason Locke, a newly released thug, while Billy's attention turns to Jason's wife, Lisa Locke.
- Netflix3.2/5
- IMDb6.1/104,539 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes17%
Trailer
Plot summary
Jason Locke is a thug newly released from prison with a vicious temper when he is paired with Billy Reynolds, a new recruit to a local crime cartel. Billy's first assignment is to watch Jason. Jason takes it upon himself to instruct Billy in crime, drugs and women. Billy is drawn to Lisa Locke, Jason's wife. When an ecstasy deal goes wrong, Jason vows revenge on the cartel's boss.
Cast
- Amelia Lowdellas Nicole
- Sally Hurstas Beverley
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Essex Boys (2000)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The Rettendon murders also lie behind Rise of the Footsoldier, Bonded by Blood, The Fall of the Essex Boys, Essex Boys Retribution, Essex Boys Law of Survival and, as recently as 2024, The Essex Boys Tapes.
- The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the Rettendon murders of three drug dealers in the village of Rettendon in Essex, England.
- The film maintains a 17% rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews; it opened on 54 screens in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2000 and grossed £111,548 in its opening weekend, finishing ninth at the UK box office.
