Forget Barbie—Margot Robbie's Favorite Movie Is a 2000 Gangster Flick
You might expect Margot Robbie to name something classy or obscure when asked about her favourite British film. Maybe Brief Encounter. Maybe Atonement. Nope.
Her answer? Snatch — Guy Ritchie's foul-mouthed, hyper-edited, diamond-heist crime caper from 2000.
"Snatch is one of my favourite films. Ever. I've watched it like a thousand times," she said.
The film stars Jason Statham, Stephen Graham, Alan Ford, and Brad Pitt — the latter delivering one of the most chaotic accents in movie history as an Irish Traveller boxer named Mickey. The plot is a tangled mess of bare-knuckle boxing, gangsters, stolen diamonds, and double-crosses, but somehow it all comes together thanks to Ritchie's breakneck editing and absurd sense of humour.
Despite critics being split at the time, Snatch became a cult hit and helped launch Ritchie's Hollywood career. It grossed $83 million worldwide on a modest $10 million budget, made Jason Statham a star, and confirmed Brad Pitt would try any accent if you let him punch someone.
The film's mix of over-the-top violence, nihilistic humour, and aggressively stylized direction defined a wave of early-2000s British cinema and inspired a horde of copycats. It's still quoted, still rewatched, and still probably Ritchie's most beloved film.
Robbie's never worked with Ritchie — yet — but given her clout as a producer and her love for the genre, it's only a matter of time. Ritchie's next project is rumoured to be Wife and Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rosamund Pike. No word yet on the plot, but if it involves guns, gangsters, and men shouting over each other in regional accents, Robbie's probably already a fan.