The murky world of football hooliganism has been explored in film over the years and Lexi Alexander's Green Street joined the list in 2005. It earned recognition following its release, winning awards at the SXSW Film Festival and the Malibu Film Festival, and its success inspired a number of sequels. However, while it is somewhat of a cult favourite among some football fans, others were critical of the scenes of violence it contained. Goal takes a look at the film, its cast and everything you need to know. Green Street Hooligans: Plot Green Street, or Green Street Hooligans, as it is also known, is a classic 'fish-out-of-water' story in which disgraced Harvard journalism student Matt Buckner finds himself plunged into the wholly unfamiliar realm of the Green Street Elite (GSE), a notorious gang of West Ham supporters who fight with rival fan groups.

Nov 07, 2008 Story Summary: Unjustly expelled from Harvard when a stash of cocaine is found in his possession, Matt (Elijah Wood) moves to London to live with his. MP3 Download: Green Street Hooligans soundtrack Terence Jay Green Street Hooligans Soundtrack - One Blood.

After being embroiled in a drug scandal at college, Buckner crosses the Atlantic to visit his sister Shannon and her husband Steve in London and, while there, he strikes up a friendship with Steve's brother Pete, who also happens to lead the GSE. Matt tentatively enters Pete's world and gradually comes to relish the experience, clashing with gangs who support Manchester United and Millwall, undergoing a rite of passage in the process. Familial tensions and tragedy are tightly interwoven in the narrative and the clashes between the firms eventually culminate in a shocking death.

Green Street cast. Website Rating Review 7.5/10 'Very powerful and close to the mark.' 5.5/10 'When it comes to the subculture of soccer thugs, Green Street Hooligans lacks sufficient insight, and instead comes off as a Fight Club knock-off.' 2/5 'A surprisingly rose-tinted look at a subculture that really should have been stamped out some time ago.' 3.5/4 'The message is that violence is hard-wired into men, if only the connection is made.'

2/5 'Obscenely glamorises senseless violence.' Green Street was met with mixed reviews following its release in 2005, with critics focusing on the violence depicted in the film. Spyhunter V1.1.30 Serial there. Empire magazine, for example, viewed the film as a 'surprisingly rose-tinted look at a subculture that really should have been stamped out some time ago' while the BBC said that it 'obscenely glamorises senseless violence.' The website Rotten Tomatoes characterises Green Street as 'a Fight Club knock-off' that 'lacks sufficient insight'. However, respected critic Roger Ebert took a more sympathetic view, analysing the film as an examination of men who run in packs and seek violence as a hobby. Audiences were generally less harsh in their assessment of the film and user reviews tend to give higher ratings than the critics. Green Street soundtrack.

Song Artist 1. Only When I Laugh Ken Jones 2. Hooligan Drums Ivan Koutikov 3. The Strength of One Christopher Mann 4. Waterfall The Stone Roses 5. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles Green Street Cast 6. Moving On Must 7.

Def Beat Junkie XL 8. Seasick Willie Scott 9.

One Kick Beyond Junkie XL 10. Shame Terence Jay 11. I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses 12.

Stand Your Ground Acarine 13. Morning Song Junkie XL 14. One Blood Terence Jay 15. A No Win Situation Christopher Mann 16. Test of a Man Dash 17.

Run From the Pigs Terence Jay 18. Down With The Sickness Disturbed A number of songs from the heavy metal band Machine Head are included, performed by Christopher Mann, while The Stone Roses hits 'Waterfall' and 'I Wanna Be Adored' are included at points.

The song 'Im Forever Blowing Bubbles', which is an anthem for the Green Street Elite and West Ham fans, features throughout, with the firm members singing it. Watch Green Street online Green Street can be watched online on a number of platforms, but the availability depends on where you are located. It can be rented or bought for a fee on, as well as being available to watch on.

It is not available to watch on Netflix in the UK or US. Platform Availability Amazon Prime Yes Netflix No (UK & US) Youtube Yes Green Street sequels The moderate success of Green Street led to the production of a number of sequels, but they did not match the original in terms of popularity. Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground was released in four years later in 2009, but it was directed by Jesse V. Johnson rather than Alexander and does not feature many of the original cast.

A second sequel, Green Street 3: Never Back Down, was released in 2013 and, like Stand Your Ground, featured a different cast and director. Unlike the original, both sequels were straight-to-DVD productions. Related movies. Movie Year The Firm 1988 The Football Factory 2004 Cass 2008 The 1998 British made-for-TV film The Firm is, perhaps, the chief forerunner to Green Street.