- Release Date: 1990
- Runtime: 119 min
- Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Billie Whitelaw, Tom Bell, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp ... see all
- Director: Peter Medak
- Plot: The life of a pair of twins (Ronald and Reginald Kray) who were born in London in 1934 and when they grew up became gangsters selling protection.
User Reviews
"If people are afraid of you, you can do anything." Average, didn't do much for me.
Feb 28, 2008
Paul Andrews - imdb.com
Feb 28, 2008Paul Andrews - imdb.com
The Krays tells the story of the notorious London East End gangsters Ronnie (Gary Kemp) & Reggie Kray (Martin Kemp) from their humble upbringing to the top of post-war London gangland with some seriously nasty antics. They ruled through fear, intimidation... Full review
Doesn't arrive
Jan 14, 2008
newday98074 - imdb.com
Jan 14, 2008newday98074 - imdb.com
How "The Krays" fails would take a book, and that tome would example the way nearly every sincere effort at reproducing real live people on film comes to a bad end. First, the real Krays apparently had script approval based... Full review
Not bad entertainment
Aug 26, 2005
Sulla-2 - imdb.com
Aug 26, 2005Sulla-2 - imdb.com
Not bad entertainment but not good enough for a classic. Some people have mentioned that the Krays gave their approval to the script. This was a bad thing. Now they are both dead. The Kray story should be done again,... Full review
Brilliant & Effective storytelling of Britain's worst nightmares!
Jan 14, 2005
Cava-1 - imdb.com
Jan 14, 2005Cava-1 - imdb.com
This was the U.K.'s finest hour with The Krays in the spotlight. The right time and place it was to capture the true story of England's most notorious gangster's terrorising the East-End streets of London.Shocking and brutal it was as... Full review
Stays with you...
Dec 15, 2004
Mat Pinckney - imdb.com
Dec 15, 2004Mat Pinckney - imdb.com
(Contains spoilers)This film is one of those films that only fully reveals itself once it is all over. When it finished, I must admit that I found myself thinking that the ending seemed to come rather suddenly, without much explanation.... Full review
The Krays probably would have liked their film.
Sep 08, 2004
Triviata - imdb.com
Sep 08, 2004Triviata - imdb.com
I watched the film in the context of a historical study into London and its underworld from the 18th to 20th centuries, so I apologise in advance if this review seems overly academic.The Krays were a fascinating pair, and this... Full review
Pretty impressive film
Jul 11, 2002
Bogey Man - imdb.com
Jul 11, 2002Bogey Man - imdb.com
Peter Medak directed this film from the screenplay of Philip Ridley. Both have done great films like Romeo Is Bleeding (Medak) and Passion of Darkly Noon (Ridley) and The Krays is not an exception. It tells the story of real... Full review
It`s The Steven Berkoff Show
Jul 09, 2002
Theo Robertson - imdb.com
Jul 09, 2002Theo Robertson - imdb.com
Do I detect that Steven Berkoff was slightly put out at appearing in this ? He must have since he tends to ruin THE KRAYS with some of the hammiest acting ever seen on film . For each and every... Full review
Careful not to glamorize the Krays, but dire all the same
Nov 07, 2001
TC Raymond - imdb.com
Nov 07, 2001TC Raymond - imdb.com
SPOILERS...It really baffles me how so many people still think the Kray twins (both now mercifully deceased) were "top geezers" who'd have done "anything for anyone". Even various showbusiness celebrities have joined the ranks of these braindead brown-nosers, sending flowers... Full review
What a big disappointment
Jul 13, 2001
Christopher Owens - imdb.com
Jul 13, 2001Christopher Owens - imdb.com
This looked like a promising film: a portrait of Britain's most feared gangsters with great performances and some stylish,but graphic violence.How wrong I was.True, the violence was graphic etc but the film was let down by a script which ignores... Full review
News
THE KRAYS WANTED TO MANAGE THE KINKS
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2009-07-29
THE KINKS came close to striking a deal with notorious London gangsters REGGIE and RONNIE KRAY - the twins wanted to manage the hit 60s band. ... Full Article
London had never seen anything quite like the brothers Kray, the sadistic twins who ran a protection empire and palled around with cafe society. They became celebrities of a sort. ... Full Article
"I can see things in your eyes," the timorous British girl tells her fiance, about halfway through "The Krays.""What things?" asks the natty young man. "Monsters," she replies. ... Full Article


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