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Sexy Beast

2000 film directed by Jonathan Glazer
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Summary

Sexy Beast is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,386 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: European Film Award for Best Actor[3]
  • Director: Jonathan Glazer[4]
  • Screenwriter: Louis Mellis[5], David Scinto[6]
  • Composer: Roque Baños[7]
  • Genre: crime film[8], heist film[9], drama film[10], LGBTQ-related film[11], thriller film[12]
  • Cast member: Ray Winstone[13], Ben Kingsley[14], Amanda Redman[15], Ian McShane[16], James Fox[17], Gérard Barray[18], Cavan Kendall[19], Julianne White[20]
  • Producer: Jeremy Thomas[21]
  • Production company: Recorded Picture Company[22]
  • Director of photography: Ivan Bird[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[26], 79/100[27], 87%[28]
  • Color: color[29]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[30], Spain[31]
  • Publication date: September 13, 2000[32], June 27, 2002[33]
  • Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures[34], Fandango at Home[35]
  • Narrative location: London[36], Costa del Sol[37]
  • Filming location: Spain[38], Agua Amarga[39]
  • Main subject: gang[40]
  • Film editor: John Scott[41], Sam Sneade[42]
  • Participant in: 14th European Film Awards[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[44], European Film Award for Best Actor[45], Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor[46]
  • Title: Sexy Beast[47]
  • Different from: Sexy Beasts[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[49]

Why It Matters

Sexy Beast has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Sexy Beast receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Actor[3].

Related Entities

Ben Kingsley film Ian McShane James Fox Jonathan Glazer London Ray Winstone Spain United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
    Ampas collections film id → 1013910, W073830
    Sitelink count → 29
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  2. 6w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 9877
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 203119
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  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 27455
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 4378
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  6. 17w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fsk film rating → FSK 16
    Country of origin → —
    Screenwriter → Louis Mellis, David Scinto
    Cnc film rating (france) → no age restriction
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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