A British jailbird heads for Los Angeles to investigate the circumstances surrounding his daughter's death, but a slimy record executive seems determined to prevent him discovering the truth. Steven Soderbergh's thriller, starring Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzman, Barry Newman and Joe Dallesandro. The film incorporates footage from Ken Loach's 1967 film Poor Cow, which also starred Stamp, in flashback scenes.

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.