"RocknRolla", a 2008 crime film that was written and directed by Guy Ritchie, doesn't have Jason Statham as a film star directed by Ritchie. This is a movie starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Gemma Arterton and Toby Kebbell. It was released in September 2008 in the UK, hitting No. 1 in the UK box office in its first week of release. Today, in 2021, the film has gained a loyal cult following.

The movie is about London gangster Lenny Cole (Wilkinson). He says “I own this town.” But owning it is expensive for the tenacious old-school type mobster. A wealthier foreign mob is moving into the city with a riverfront property swindle. A small-timer (Butler) and his crew think they can play both sides and become big time. When a hard-as-ice accountant (Newton), a rocker playing dead to boost sales, wannabe music moguls (Jeremy Piven and Chris Bridges), money, a missing painting, and uninhibited often frenzied activities with muscle are added, the film becomes a funny, smash-mouth smackdown "rocknrolla".

Top critics said, "It is an easy movie to overlook, but don't. The acting is superb. The dialogue is sharp, and it's sizzling with humor."

In Ritchie's 1998, 2000, and 2005 films, "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", "Snatch", and "Revolver" respectively, Statham plays: Bacon (a hustler selling various goods), Turkish (a boxing promoter and slot machine shop owner), and Jake Green (a cockney gangster and gambler).

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