

Dead Man's Shoes
He's in all of us.
A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.
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7.1/10
644 votes
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- Released
- Budget
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- Language
- English
- drug abuse
- rage and hate
- brother
- bullying
- punishment
- home movie footage
- revenge
- soldier
- cruelty
- brutality
- army veteran
Top billed cast
Behind the camera
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSeattle International Film Festival3 Jun 2005
- TheatricalR(limited)12 May 2006
United KingdomGB
- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival20 Aug 2004
- PremiereRaindance Film Festival1 Oct 2004
- Theatrical181 Oct 2004
- Theatrical (limited)18Re-release15 Sept 2023
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Physical18+DVD21 Mar 2005
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+29 Sept 2004
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 2004
ArgentinaAR
- Premiere18Mar del Plata Film Festival13 Mar 2005
DenmarkDK
- PremiereCopenhagen International Film Festival19 Aug 2005
EgyptEG
- PhysicalDVD29 Aug 2021
FinlandFI
- PremiereEspoo Film Festival28 Aug 2005
- PhysicalDVD11 Apr 2007
FranceFR
- PremiereDinard Festival of British Cinema8 Oct 2004
- Physical12DVD27 May 2009
GermanyDE
- Physical18DVD2 Sept 2008
GreeceGR
- PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival21 Nov 2004
- TheatricalK-16 14 Jun 2007
Frequently asked questions
Dead Man's Shoes was released on 29 September 2004.
Audience reviews
2- M10/10
mattwilde123
3/9/2017
‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ is the fourth full-length feature film directed and written by Shane Meadows in 2004. Starring Paddy Considine, it tells the story of an ex-soldier who returns home to a small town in the Midlands seeking revenge on a group of thugs who have terrorised his younger brother. The film, at first, embraces the ultimate act of revenge with dark humour and disturbing violence, but soon turns out to critic…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/17/2025
When a former British Paratroop Regiment soldier (Paddy Considine) returns to his home town in rural Derbyshire after his tour of duty, he is determined to avenge his young brother (Toby Kebbell) whose learning difficulties made him the frequent butt of the bullying from local hoodlum “Sonny” (Gary Stretch) and his pals. It was one afternoon when things got completely out of hand that has fuelled this quest for reven…
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