- Country: Germany, UK, USA
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Romance
- Release: 2002-04-19
- Director: Peter Cattaneo
- Writers: Ronan Bennett , Stephen Fry (I)
- Language: English
- Stars: Ron Cook , Frank Harper , James Nesbitt , Olivia Williams (I) , Timothy Spall , Bill Nighy , Lennie James , Raymond Waring , Christopher Plummer , Julian Barratt
- Runtime: 108 min
- Awards: 4 nominations
- AKA: Lucky break - kalterit kumoon (Finland) , ラッキー・ブレイク (Japan) , Lucky Break - Rein oder raus (Austria) , Οι κύριοι με τα ριγέ (Greece) , Klikaři (Czech Republic) , Szerencsés McLépés (Hungary) , Um Golpe de Sorte (Brazil) , Lucky Break (United Kingdom) , Lucky Break , Lucky Break - Rein oder raus (Germany) , Our Lucky Break (United States of America) , Szczesliwa zgrywa (Poland) , Подарок судьбы (Russian Federation) , Szczęśliwa zgrywa (Poland) , Lucky Break (Spain)
- Plot: Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?
- IMDB:tt0246134
Lucky Break Cast · · · ALL
Peter Cattaneo
Director
James Nesbitt
James 'Jimmy' Hands
Olivia Williams
(I)
Annabel
Timothy Spall
Cliff
Christopher Plummer
Graham Mortimer
Bill Nighy
Roger
Lennie James
Rudy
Ron Cook
Perry
Peter Wight
George Barratt
Celia Imrie
Amy
Raymond Waring
Darren
John Pierce Jones
Mad Lenny
Peter McNamara
Ward
Ram John Holder
Old Billy Morris
Julian Barratt
Paul Dean
Frank Harper
John Toombes
Desmond McNamara
Arthur
Andy Linden
Kenny
Annette Bentley
Julie Gumbell
Brian Abbott
Phillips
Georgie Glen
Audience Member