The Criminal (1999 film)

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The Criminal is a 1999 British thriller film written and directed by Julian Simpson and starring Steven Mackintosh, Eddie Izzard and Natasha Little. [1] After meeting a beautiful woman in a bar, a man's life is plunged into chaos.

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  1. BFI.org