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Hot Fuzz (2007)
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Hot Fuzz (2007)

Crime, Action, Comedy • 2h 1m

Overview

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Director: Edgar Wright

Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon, Olivia Colman, Karl Johnson, Timothy Dalton, Edward Woodward, Billie Whitelaw, Stuart Wilson, Paul Freeman, Rory McCann, Kenneth Cranham, Maria Charles, Peter Wight, Julia Deakin, Eric Mason, Trevor Nichols, Elizabeth Elvin, Patricia Franklin, Lorraine Hilton, Tim Barlow, Anne Reid, Adam Buxton, David Threlfall, Lucy Punch, David Bradley, Ron Cook, Alice Lowe, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Stephen Merchant, Ben McKay, Robert Popper, Joe Cornish, Chris Waitt, Colin Michael Carmichael, Tom Strode Walton, Troy Woollan, Rory Lowings, Nicholas Wilson, Kevin Wilson, Graham Low, Alexander King, Cate Blanchett, Steve Coogan, Peter Jackson, Garth Jennings, Edgar Wright, Lesley Wright, Peter Wild, Gillian Rosemary Smith

Best English-Friendly Release

Best Video Release

Old Universal Blu-ray is better than 2019 4K Blu-ray: black crush, color is off, DNR has been applied whereas on Shaun and World's End it has not

Format

1080p Blu-ray

UHD Tiers

Worse Than BD
Universal:

black crush, color is off, DNR has been applied whereas on Shaun and World's End it has not (best BD is the old Universal)

Length

121 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

18 days ago

Contributors

Best English-Friendly Release
Best Video Release

Old Universal Blu-ray is better than 2019 4K Blu-ray: black crush, color is off, DNR has been applied whereas on Shaun and World's End it has not

Format
1080p Blu-ray
UHD Tiers
Worse Than BD
Universal:

black crush, color is off, DNR has been applied whereas on Shaun and World's End it has not (best BD is the old Universal)

Length
121 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
18 days ago
Contributors

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