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Greed. Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Film4
Greed

Greed

  • 2020 film

Satire about an immoral billionaire businessman, starring Steve Coogan. Also features David Mitchell, Isla Fisher, Asa Butterfield, Dinita Gohil, Sophie Cookson and more.

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Greed review

A dismally disappointing effort that lacks the nerve to really go after its targets with any gusto.

Steven Sheehan, The Digital Fix, 19th February 2020

Steve Coogan: We ignore imbalance between rich & poor

Having spent a lot of time in Greece lately - filming his new movie Greed, and the final series of The Trip - Steve Coogan is in a suitably philosophical mood.

Paul Glynn, BBC, 18th February 2020

Caroline Flack makes a posthumous appearance in Greed

The cameo sees the former Love Island host presenting Steve Coogan's character Sir Richard McCreadie with a cheque.

Annie Lord, The Independent, 18th February 2020

Greed: review

Greed is crude and uneven. But it is also a very funny film about a stratum of society which deserves every opportunity to be mocked. It also focuses on a very serious issue that deserves every opportunity to be altered.

Christopher Shrimpton, The Upcoming, 18th February 2020

Greed review

Steve Coogan is monstrously entertaining in this thinly veiled caricature of besmirched Topshop supremo Sir Philip Green.

Larushka Ivan-zadeh, Metro, 18th February 2020

Why Hollywood can't make its mind up about billionaires

Steve Coogan's take on Philip Green is the latest in a long list of tycoons portrayed on screen, ranging from corrupt tax avoiders to smouldering heroes.

Steve Rose, The Guardian, 17th February 2020

Steve Coogan talks about taking on the fashion industry

The latest collaboration between Coogan and director Michael Winterbottom targets the moral bankruptcy of the super-rich.

The Big Issue, 14th February 2020

Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom on Greed

The actor and director's business satire takes aim at the disgraced retail mogul Philip Green. They talk about celebrity, hypocrisy and showbiz moralising.

Henry Mance, The Financial Times, 6th February 2020

Greed review

Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan reteam for an enjoyable but insufficiently scathing satire.

Katherine McLaughlin, The List, 11th October 2019

Greed, review

Steve Coogan's satire of the filthy rich is torn between lecturing and sniggering.

Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 9th October 2019

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