If you were to think about what movies most likely influenced the work of famed English filmmaker Guy Ritchie, it might be tempting to first look at the films of Quentin Tarantino.
After all, Quentin Tarantino had breakout success in the early to mid-1990s, thanks to thrilling, darkly comedic, and post-modern crime movies like Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994).
Then, later in the 1990s and early 2000s, Guy Ritchie burst onto the film scene on an international scale, thanks to his two earliest feature films, both within the crime genre: 1998’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and 2000’s Snatch.
It’s noteworthy also how both directors made films that felt largely their own, unrestrained from things like studio pressure, and seemingly unaffected by notes or concerns from producers.
They did all this with low to moderate budgets, too, and even attracted big-name actors who were well-known for being in blockbusters.
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