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Two Hands

It was only one mistake, but it was a big one.

6.6(172)19991h 43m4

19-year-old Jimmy is just scraping by in the red-light district of Sydney. When local crime lord Pando offers him a shot at working for his syndicate, Jimmy jumps at the chance to deliver a costly package. But, when Jimmy gets jacked by a couple of kids, he's indebted to the dangerous gangster for $10,000. Running out of time, he schemes to rob a bank to save himself and a beautiful girl he desires from a gruesome demise.

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Language
English
  • beach
  • crime boss
  • hit-and-run
  • hooligan

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Australia

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR12 Dec 2005
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+29 Jul 1999
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+23 Mar 2000
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereFrankfurt Fantasy Filmfest7 Aug 1999
    • PhysicalDVD premiere18 Mar 2001

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Two Hands was released on 29 July 1999.

Audience reviews

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    terrytowel1956

    3/19/2023

    7/10

    Two Hands is a simple and clever crime film about its effect on Australia's youth accurately and with the special Aussie Touch. It also has a charming performance from young Heath Ledger still in his Australian youth so that altogether the result is great. My choice for best Australian movie of all time. Heath Ledger hasn't played anything as good since, however Bryan Brown steals the show as Pando. No doubt one of m…

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    dfle3

    3/31/2025

    10/10

    A great black comedy about the Australian underworld Many years ago I saw this movie (on television maybe?) and loved it. So I decided to rent it on DVD the other day to see whether it still held up in my estimation. It did. Set in Sydney's notorious King's Cross district (where prostitution, drug abuse and sex stores thrive), it tells the story of "Jimmy" (played by Heath Ledger). Jimmy is a young man...maybe …

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