Face (1997)

A heavily-armed gang. A heist gone pear-shaped. A member of the gang who's a lying, ratting stoolie. It all sounds suspiciously like Reservoir Dogs, but Face's a thoroughly British crime flick. For one, there's no gratuitous earlobe-trimming. Two, there're no black suits and shades in sight and three, its very British stars include Trainspotting's Robert Carlyle as the eponymous Face, along with Ray Winstone, the superb Phil Davis, and (amazingly) Blur frontman Damon Albarn in his acting debut. In fact, this little beauty is more reminiscent of the underworld Brit thrillers of yesteryear, classics like The Long Good Friday and Get Carter.

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