London Boulevard

London Boulevard (2010) is William Monahan's crime drama you can watch online on iFILM. It follows an ex-convict who badly wants to go straight, and a city that keeps pulling him back.

Fresh out of prison, Mitchel wants nothing more than to stay out of it. An odd job lands him at the home of reclusive movie star Charlotte, who hides from the paparazzi behind locked gates, and the two fall for each other. Trouble is, London crime boss Gant has decided Mitchel works for him now. Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, a chillingly menacing Ray Winstone and David Thewlis lead the cast.

This was the directing debut of Monahan, who won an Oscar for writing The Departed. The film draws on the novel by Irish crime writer Ken Bruen, and it shoots London hard and grimy rather than postcard-pretty. Stream London Boulevard (2010) online on iFILM.