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Statham plays Turkish, a small-time boxing promoter who gets on the wrong side of a big-time crime boss after a fight goes south.
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Elliott Smith, EW.com, 26 July 2025
His journey from small-time criminal to heavy metal’s comic Prince of Darkness started with clothes.
—Jim Windolf, New York Times, 23 July 2025
And with the cartels involved, small-time crooks take advantage of the fear and run their own little extortion rackets, pretending to be associated with larger organized crime groups.
—Fabiola Sánchez, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Alfredo’s lifelong business partner and small-time gangster Annibale (Marco Giallini) even sees it as his chance to ask Lorella on a date.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 July 2025
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Elliott Smith, EW.com, 26 July 2025
His journey from small-time criminal to heavy metal’s comic Prince of Darkness started with clothes.
—Jim Windolf, New York Times, 23 July 2025
And with the cartels involved, small-time crooks take advantage of the fear and run their own little extortion rackets, pretending to be associated with larger organized crime groups.
—Fabiola Sánchez, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Alfredo’s lifelong business partner and small-time gangster Annibale (Marco Giallini) even sees it as his chance to ask Lorella on a date.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 July 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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