---
title: 'The 51st State (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ronny Yu'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-51st-state-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227984/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The 51st State (2001)

2001 · 89 min · Comedy, Action · United Kingdom, Canada


## Synopsis

The 51st State is a 2001 action comedy film directed by Ronny Yu, written by Stel Pavlou, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Pertwee, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Walters and Meat Loaf. The film follows the story of an American master chemist (Jackson) who heads to Britain to sell his formula for a powerful new drug. All does not go as planned and the chemist soon becomes entangled in a web of deceit.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ronny Yu](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronny-yu)
- **Screenplay:** [Stel Pavlou](https://cinepixo.com/people/stel-pavlou)
- **Producer:** [David Pupkewitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-pupkewitz), [Malcolm Kohll](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-kohll)
- **Editor:** [David Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wu)

## Cast

- [Emily Mortimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-mortimer)
- [Rhys Ifans](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhys-ifans)
- [Mac McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/mac-mcdonald)
- [Sean Pertwee](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-pertwee)
- [Aaron Swartz](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-swartz-2)
- [Michael J. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-j-reynolds)
- [Ricky Tomlinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricky-tomlinson)
- [Robert Carlyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carlyle)
- [Meat Loaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/meat-loaf)
- [Samuel L. Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-l-jackson)

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Official site: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/formula51/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-51st-state-2001
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