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Harry Brown (2009)

Directed by: Daniel Barber
Produced by: Kris Thykier, Matthew Vaughn, Matthew Brown
Written by: Gary Young
Starring: Michael Caine, Plan B, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed Miles, Sean Harris, Jac O'Connell, Liam Cunningham

A modest law-abiding citizen, Harry Brown (Michael Caine) is a retired Marine and a widower who lives alone on a depressed housing estate. His only company is his best friend Leonard (David Bradley). When Leonard is murdered by a gang of thugs, Harry feels compelled to act and is forced to dispense his own brand of justice. As he bids to clean up the run-down estate where he lives, his actions bring him into conflict with the police, led by investigating officer DCI Frampton (Emily Mortimer) and Charlie Creed-Miles.