The 51st State

Liverpool. November. A dropped pint glass. Elmo McElroy, having concocted the perfect formula, travels to England to cash in. Instead, he finds gangsters, assassins, and a whole lot of trouble. Ronny Yu directs, leaning hard into Guy Ritchie territory.

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The 51st State was released in 2001 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 93 minutes.