Plunkett & Macleane

– Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Original Name:
Plunkett & MacLeane
Plunkett & Macleane (1999) - Also known as Plunkett & MacLeane

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both.

Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Editor's Pick for:
Release Date:

02 Apr 1999

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jake Scott

Writer:

Selwyn Roberts (earlier screenplay), Robert Wade (screenplay), Neal Purvis (screenplay), Charles McKeown (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Jonny Lee Miller, Iain Robertson, Robert Carlyle, Ken Stott

Plot:

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both: The Gentlemen Highwaymen and Rebecca, who, needless to say, don't want to get any closer to him. But Plunkett still has a thing to sort out with Chance, and his impulsiveness gets all of them in a little trouble.

Production:

Nitestar Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
Metacritic:
44%