The 51st State
“Nice wheels. Dirty deals. And one mean mother in a kilt.”
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
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Cast
31 people
Samuel L. Jackson
Elmo McElroy
Known for
Pulp Fiction
The Hateful Eight
Robert Carlyle
Felix DeSouza
Known for
Once Upon a Time
Trainspotting
Emily Mortimer
Dakota Parker
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Shutter Island
Cars 2
Meat Loaf
The Lizard
Known for
Fight Club
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rhys Ifans
Iki
Known for
House of the Dragon
The Amazing Spider-Man
Sean Pertwee
Detective Virgil Kane
Known for
Gotham
Dog Soldiers
Ricky Tomlinson
Leopold Durant
Known for
In the Flesh
Cracker
Michael Starke
Arthur
Known for
The Virtues
The Responder
Anna Keaveney
Shirley DeSouza
Known for
Vera Drake
Shirley Valentine
Paul Barber
Frederick
Known for
Going Postal
The Full Monty
Stephen Walters
Blowfish
Known for
Outlander
Dracula
Nigel Whitmey
L.A. Highway Patrol
Known for
Attila
Helen of Troy
Ronny Yu Director · Stel Pavlou Screenplay Headrillaz Composer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $27M · United States release October 17, 2002
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Budget
$27,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,881,605
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Alliance Atlantis
Production
Fifty First Films
Production
Focus Films
Production
Focus Features
Studio · Production
Alliance Atlantis Communications
Production
Artists Production Group (APG)
Production
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Fund (CPTC)
Production
Film Council
Production
Momentum Films
Production
National Lottery
Production
The Film Consortium
Production
Canada · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 7, 2001
Theatrical
United States · October 17, 2002
Theatrical
Australia
November 13, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 23, 2003 · Theatrical
France
July 10, 2002 · Theatrical
April 3, 2003 · Physical · DVD
March 5, 2024 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
July 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
August 9, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 17, 2007 · Digital
Ireland
December 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 25, 2002 · Theatrical
May 28, 2005 · TV · Yorin
Poland
August 22, 2003 · Physical
Sweden
May 3, 2002 · Theatrical
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