Harry Brown is a 2009 British crime thriller film directed by Daniel Barber and starring Michael Caine. It tells the story of Harry Brown, an elderly man who seeks revenge against local youths in a crime-ridden housing estate after his best friend is murdered. The film was produced by several UK production companies and distributed in theaters and home media formats by Lionsgate in the UK and Sony Pictures internationally. Though it had a budget of $7.3 million, Harry Brown did not earn a profit and lost $1 million at the box office.