SummaryAcclaimed director Steven Soderbergh's latest film follows the exploits of Wilson (Stamp), a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. (Artisan Entertainment)
Directed By:Steven Soderbergh
Written By:Lem Dobbs
The Limey
Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
My Score
Drag or tap to give a rating
Hover and click to give a rating
Not available in your country?
ExpressVPN
Get 3 Extra months free
$6.67/mth
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
84% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
16% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
100
A first-rate crime thriller and further proof that Soderbergh is one of our great contemporary film stylists.
89
The work of a fine craftsman and artist.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
65% Positive
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
22% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
14% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Aug 19, 2025
10
This may be Soderbergh's masterpiece. It is so much more than a revenge story. From the opening at LAX with the Who's "The Seeker" blaring, the Limey arrives looking for answers. Terence Stamp gives what may be his finest performance. The play with chronology, use of music and sound, clips from Stamp in "Poor Cow" (1968), Peter Fonda, Barry Newman, Luiz Guzman, and Lesley Ann Warren, all make for a top flight film that reveals more on subsequent viewings. Highly recommended.
Jul 22, 2013
8
I wasn’t too sure about the way this one was cut together at first but the style soon began to settle down. It was almost like a scene was made up of several takes, all filmed on one camera and put together with nothing to break them up. In the end I came to quite like it; something different to the normal fayre. The performances were all excellent, particularly Terence Stamp; again a performance that grew on me. I also very much liked the performance of Luis Guzmán, I always feel I’m in safe hands when I see him in the cast. I guess this is one of those that grows on you the longer you watch; a revenge thriller with a bit of a difference, well worth a look. SteelMonster’s verdict: RECOMMENDED My score: 7.5/10
80
A solid genre film that offers the satisfactions of the familiar while deriving its resonance through its specific and telling references to the '60s.
75
A wonderfully complex character at the center of a gratifyingly satisfying yarn.
70
(Stamp and Fonda's) polar-opposition in acting styles and temperament, their cultural differences and their pop-cultural synergy come together with almost delicious cacophony.
63
Can't outrun its very visible limits.
40
Soderbergh slices, dices and Cuisinarts the script into flashbacks, scene shifts, stop motion and other distracting foolery.
Feb 1, 2021
7
A revenge movie that doesn't really kick in until the second half. Entertaining enough.
Nov 21, 2022
6
An ex-con investigates his daughter's death and discovers the details of her relationship with a mature man.
Not the best Soderbergh but certainly the best Terence Stamp. A very big one.
Jun 11, 2015
6
The last half hour of The Limey is incredible and everything the first hour should have been; thrilling and intense. The hour proceeding is not bad by any stretch of the imagination, but it certainly does not reach the heights of that last half hour. This one is told in a very unique way that really captures the disjointed thoughts of our protagonist and the confusion he faces as he tries to find out what happened to his daughter. As is usual, director Steven Soderbergh handles this unique storytelling like a champ and directs this one quite well. Terrence Stamp is great in the lead role and does a great job of capturing this mysterious feeling surrounding his character as nobody truly knows who this man is or his entire past. Overall, The Limey is a very well made thriller that just never truly captivated me, but luckily, it is well made enough to largely look past that.
Jun 25, 2021
3
Didn't age well at all. Between authentic British series like The Take or Get Shorty. Even gangster classics like Get Carter, and all of Guy Ritchie's entries, this film just doesn't hold up. Stamp's slang seems forced throughout and the entire film flounders in budget mediocrity and gangster posturing.
