As a 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.
Streaming On: Peacock Premium
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon, Olivia Colman, Bill Bailey, Karl Johnson, Timothy Dalton, Edward Woodward, Billie Whitelaw, Eric Mason, Stuart Wilson, Paul Freeman, Rory McCann, Kenneth Cranham, Maria Charles, Peter Wight, Julia Deakin, Trevor Nichols, Elizabeth Elvin, Patricia Franklin, Lorraine Hilton, Tim Barlow, Anne Reid, Ben McKay, Adam Buxton, David Threlfall, Lucy Punch, David Bradley, Ron Cook, Stephen Merchant, Alice Lowe, Martin Freeman, Steve Coogan, Bill Nighy, Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett, Garth Jennings, Edgar Wright, Robert Popper, Joe Cornish, Chris Waitt, Colin Michael Carmichael, Graham Low
Keywords: village, arrest, police, partner, parody, murder, conspiracy, serial killer, rural area, gunfight, english countryside, cult film, police force, buddy cop, accident
Triggers
- dead animals: Yes, there is a mummified dog skeleton shown briefly at around the 1:25:00 mark
- spiders: A few in the scene where Nicholas runs a away through the churchyard
- gaslighting: (spoilers) An entire village conspires to convince a cop that overwhelming evidence of numerous murders simply isn't true.
- stalking: From the moment he arrives, Sgt. Angel is closely watched by the neighbourhood watch of the village and they share this information amongst each other throughout the film.
- alcohol abuse: Lots of people drink including underage boys
- restraints
- body horror
- amputation: Two characters are seen being decapitated.
- finger or toe mutilation: Doctor Hatcher's toe is visibly blown off after the shotgun Danny is holding during the start of the climax fires after hitting the ground. In addition, there is fake eye mutilation caused by Danny holding his hand to his eye concealing a packet of catsup and stabbing the packet with a fork.
- crushed to death
- heads getting squashed: In a very gory scene, a character is murdered by having a big stone spike from the church roof pushed onto him. His head and upper torso pretty much explode.
- eye mutilation: Danny uses a fork and ketchup packet to pretend he's stabbing himself in the eye. Even though it's fake, it can still be very triggering. There's also a fight scene where Skinner jams his thumbs in Nicholas' eyes.
- excessive gore: A man's head is crushed with the spearlike tip of a church post. Another man is impaled through the bottom of his mouth.
- teeth damage: I don't recall any teeth being damaged but there is a scene, towards the end, were someone slips and lands on a miniature church steeple. The steeple skewers the underside of their jaw and sticks out of their mouth but this doesn't damage any of their teeth.
- unconscious
- bones breaking
- kids dying: SPOILER: We don't see the act, but a main character discovers the bodies of local village teenagers killed by the film's villains, who have no qualms killing those they deem deplorable -- even children -- in the name of the "greater good" (The greater good!).
- self-sacrifice
- cheating: Martin Blower and Eve Draper are having an affair
- parents dying: Danny’s mum killed herself many years before the movie took place.
- jumpscares
- audio gore: There is a very gross squelching noise when Skinner sticks his thumbs in Nicholas' eyes.
- people dying by suicide: The suicide is mentioned by other characters and never shown. We never even meet the character who died.
- crying babies
- obscene language/gestures
- flashing lights or images: There are several jump cut scenes as callbacks to action movie filmmaking.
- babies/unborn: Babies with their mothers are briefly shown in pushchairs across a path as Nicholas is chasing a criminal
- ableism: A developmentally disabled man is a subject of some jokes.
- homophobic slurs: A male character earns the nickname "sissy" for being a ballet dancer when he was younger. Other characters mockingly ask if he's gay when this is brought up. There is no indication that the character is actually LGBT+
- hate speech: The movie makes fun of a mentally challenged (inbred) man and the villains use a racial slur when referring to Romani people.
- fat jokes: The two detectives (The Andies) make several fat jokes at Danny’s expense
- incest: It is mentioned that a character's mother and sister are the same person.
- car honk / tire screech
- car crashes: Multiple collisions in the film, one major: one minor near the start where Danny reverses into a fountain while intoxicated (none injured), one minor one near the climax which ends with one of Sandford Police's Vauxhall Astras losing its driver-side door, another one which ends with an Astra on its roof, and a final one where the Astra that loses its door hits a tree at low speed. SPOILER: There is what appears to be a fatal collision with a street sign which decapitates the occupants (the camera focuses on at least one of their heads on the asphalt).
- people getting hit by cars
- gun violence: Righteous gun violence
- blood or gore: The gore is gratuitous and comedically unrealistic, but it is very consistent through the film
Hot Fuzz
Big cops. Small town. Moderate violence.
Average Review: 7.548/10 (6618 votes)
As a 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.
Streaming On: Peacock Premium
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon, Olivia Colman, Bill Bailey, Karl Johnson, Timothy Dalton, Edward Woodward, Billie Whitelaw, Eric Mason, Stuart Wilson, Paul Freeman, Rory McCann, Kenneth Cranham, Maria Charles, Peter Wight, Julia Deakin, Trevor Nichols, Elizabeth Elvin, Patricia Franklin, Lorraine Hilton, Tim Barlow, Anne Reid, Ben McKay, Adam Buxton, David Threlfall, Lucy Punch, David Bradley, Ron Cook, Stephen Merchant, Alice Lowe, Martin Freeman, Steve Coogan, Bill Nighy, Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett, Garth Jennings, Edgar Wright, Robert Popper, Joe Cornish, Chris Waitt, Colin Michael Carmichael, Graham Low
Keywords: village, arrest, police, partner, parody, murder, conspiracy, serial killer, rural area, gunfight, english countryside, cult film, police force, buddy cop, accident
Triggers
- dead animals: Yes, there is a mummified dog skeleton shown briefly at around the 1:25:00 mark - spiders: A few in the scene where Nicholas runs a away through the churchyard - gaslighting: (spoilers) An entire village conspires to convince a cop that overwhelming evidence of numerous murders simply isn't true. - stalking: From the moment he arrives, Sgt. Angel is closely watched by the neighbourhood watch of the village and they share this information amongst each other throughout the film. - alcohol abuse: Lots of people drink including underage boys - restraints - body horror - amputation: Two characters are seen being decapitated. - finger or toe mutilation: Doctor Hatcher's toe is visibly blown off after the shotgun Danny is holding during the start of the climax fires after hitting the ground. In addition, there is fake eye mutilation caused by Danny holding his hand to his eye concealing a packet of catsup and stabbing the packet with a fork. - crushed to death - heads getting squashed: In a very gory scene, a character is murdered by having a big stone spike from the church roof pushed onto him. His head and upper torso pretty much explode. - eye mutilation: Danny uses a fork and ketchup packet to pretend he's stabbing himself in the eye. Even though it's fake, it can still be very triggering. There's also a fight scene where Skinner jams his thumbs in Nicholas' eyes. - excessive gore: A man's head is crushed with the spearlike tip of a church post. Another man is impaled through the bottom of his mouth. - teeth damage: I don't recall any teeth being damaged but there is a scene, towards the end, were someone slips and lands on a miniature church steeple. The steeple skewers the underside of their jaw and sticks out of their mouth but this doesn't damage any of their teeth. - unconscious - bones breaking - kids dying: SPOILER: We don't see the act, but a main character discovers the bodies of local village teenagers killed by the film's villains, who have no qualms killing those they deem deplorable -- even children -- in the name of the "greater good" (The greater good!). - self-sacrifice - cheating: Martin Blower and Eve Draper are having an affair - parents dying: Danny’s mum killed herself many years before the movie took place. - jumpscares - audio gore: There is a very gross squelching noise when Skinner sticks his thumbs in Nicholas' eyes. - people dying by suicide: The suicide is mentioned by other characters and never shown. We never even meet the character who died. - crying babies - obscene language/gestures - flashing lights or images: There are several jump cut scenes as callbacks to action movie filmmaking. - babies/unborn: Babies with their mothers are briefly shown in pushchairs across a path as Nicholas is chasing a criminal - ableism: A developmentally disabled man is a subject of some jokes. - homophobic slurs: A male character earns the nickname "sissy" for being a ballet dancer when he was younger. Other characters mockingly ask if he's gay when this is brought up. There is no indication that the character is actually LGBT+ - hate speech: The movie makes fun of a mentally challenged (inbred) man and the villains use a racial slur when referring to Romani people. - fat jokes: The two detectives (The Andies) make several fat jokes at Danny’s expense - incest: It is mentioned that a character's mother and sister are the same person. - car honk / tire screech - car crashes: Multiple collisions in the film, one major: one minor near the start where Danny reverses into a fountain while intoxicated (none injured), one minor one near the climax which ends with one of Sandford Police's Vauxhall Astras losing its driver-side door, another one which ends with an Astra on its roof, and a final one where the Astra that loses its door hits a tree at low speed. SPOILER: There is what appears to be a fatal collision with a street sign which decapitates the occupants (the camera focuses on at least one of their heads on the asphalt). - people getting hit by cars - gun violence: Righteous gun violence - blood or gore: The gore is gratuitous and comedically unrealistic, but it is very consistent through the film