Film

Lucky Break

2001 · 1h 47m · Comedy · Crime

IMDb

6.2

Rotten Tomatoes

48%

Metacritic

48

Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?

James Nesbitt

James 'Jimmy' Hands

Olivia Williams

Annabel

Timothy Spall

Cliff

Christopher Plummer

Graham Mortimer

Bill Nighy

Roger

Lennie James

Rudy

Ron Cook

Perry

Peter Wight

George Barratt

Celia Imrie

Amy

Raymond Waring

Darren

John Pierce Jones

Mad Lenny

Peter McNamara

Ward

Ram John Holder

Old Billy Morris

Julian Barratt

Paul Dean

Frank Harper

John Toombes

Desmond McNamara

Arthur

• Peter CattaneoDirector · Producer
• Ronan BennettWriter
• Barnaby ThompsonProducer
• Paul WebsterExecutive Producer
• Hanno HuthExecutive Producer
• Alwin H. KüchlerDirector of Photography
• Anne DudleyOriginal Music Composer
• David GambleEditor
• Janey FothergillCasting

Trailer

Release date

August 24, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

6

Genres

Comedy, Crime