Directed by:
Martin McDonaghScreenplay:
Martin McDonaghCinematography:
Eigil BryldComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Eric Godon, Jérémie Renier, Elizabeth Berrington, Željko Ivanek, Anna Madeley, Jordan Prentice (more)Plots(1)
Bruges (pronounced "broozh"), the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the world. But for hit man Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks. Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray's profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city. But the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloe, who may have some dark secrets of her own. And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences. (Icon Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Colin Farrell
Ireland
Best movies:
Thirteen Lives (2022)
The Gentlemen (2019)
Phone Booth (2002)
Brendan Gleeson
Ireland
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Song of the Sea (2014)
Ralph Fiennes
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Clémence Poésy
France
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
In Bruges (2008)
Eric Godon
Belgium
Best movies:
In Bruges (2008)
Suite Française (2014)
Anna (2019)
Jérémie Renier
Belgium
Best movies:
A Love to Hide (2005) (TV movie)
Atonement (2007)
In Bruges (2008)
Elizabeth Berrington
UK
Best movies:
Secrets & Lies (1996)
In Bruges (2008)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Željko Ivanek
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Dogville (2003)
Anna Madeley
UK
Best movies:
The Crucible (2014)
In Bruges (2008)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Jordan Prentice
Canada
Best movies:
In Bruges (2008)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Wolf Girl (2001) (TV movie)
Thekla Reuten
Netherlands
Ciarán Hinds
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Angel Witney
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
In Bruges (2008)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Olivier Bonjour
Best movies:
In Bruges (2008)
The Advent Calendar (2021)
Un coup de maître (2023)
Theo Stevenson
UK
Best movies:
In Bruges (2008)
Butterfly Kisses (2017)
Fred Claus (2007)
Carmen Osbahr
Mexico
Best movies:
In Bruges (2008)
This Means War (2012)
Stick It (2006)