Four Lions

2010 Chris Morris 1h 37m ★ 7.0
Comedy Crime Drama
Four Lions

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.

Cast

Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed Omar
Nigel Lindsay Nigel Lindsay Barry
Kayvan Novak Kayvan Novak Waj
Adeel Akhtar Adeel Akhtar Faisal
Arsher Ali Arsher Ali Hassan
Preeya Kalidas Preeya Kalidas Sofia
Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch Negotiator
Julia Davis Julia Davis Alice

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Four Lions

The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin 2017
Comedy about the darkest subjects. Two films that find hilarity in terrorism and totalitarianism.