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Cast & Crew

Ronny Yu
Director
Samuel L. Jackson
As Elmo McElroy
Sean Pertwee
As Detective Virgil Kane
Rhys Ifans
As Iki
Meat Loaf
As The Lizard
Emily Mortimer
As Dakota Parker
Michael J. Reynolds
As Mr. Escobar
Robert Carlyle
As Felix DeSouza

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In this high-energy crime comedy, a brilliant but unconventional chemist stumbles into a dangerous game of cat and mouse when he invents a revolutionary new drug that becomes the talk of the town. As he navigates the treacherous underworld of Liverpool's criminal elite, our unlikely hero finds himself entangled in a web of deceit and double-crosses, with his only ally being a mysterious woman with her own secrets. With its breakneck pace, witty banter, and outrageous action sequences, this wild ride will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The 51st State include Smokin' Aces, Hot Tamale, Big Nothing, Love and a Bullet, Going Off Big Time, In China They Eat Dogs.

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The 51st State was released in theaters on October 17, 2002.