The Limey
Tom Cox writes that many British film makers "have stolen from Hodges without matching the cold, realistic kick" of "Get Carter". Films such as "The Long Good Friday", "Face" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" borrow from the film's blueprint. Steven Soderbergh's 1999 film "The Limey" is a homage to "Get Carter" and other British gangster films, and contains similar plot elements and themes of revenge, family and corruption. Soderbergh said he envisioned "The Limey" as ""Get Carter" made by Alain Resnais". Shane Meadows' film "Dead Man's Shoes" has also drawn comparisons to "Get Carter", being similarly a revenge gangster story set around a provincial English town. The production team of the television series "Life on Mars" also cited "Get Carter" as one of their influences for the programme.