The 51st State (2001)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Nice wheels. Dirty deals. And one mean mother in a kilt.
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
- Released: 2001-12-07
- Genres: Thriller, Action, Comedy, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 696 votes
Directed by Ronny Yu.
Top cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Elmo McElroy
- Robert Carlyle as Felix DeSouza
- Emily Mortimer as Dakota Parker
- Meat Loaf as The Lizard
- Rhys Ifans as Iki
- Sean Pertwee as Detective Virgil Kane
- Ricky Tomlinson as Leopold Durant
- Michael Starke as Arthur
- Anna Keaveney as Shirley DeSouza
- Paul Barber as Frederick
Where to watch The 51st State
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, VIX , YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: watch free on Hoopla
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