Films with genuine fur from a year that starts with a “2”? Yes, it is possible. This is why you jerks should stop turning your noses up at anything in black and white. I'm gonna run out of these a lot faster. I almost feel like there needs to be an asterisk next to this entry. That is because the furs are likely the result of the characters being “period pieces.” Thus the “Retired, Extremely Dangerous” characters of the Red film (barely) franchise are relics from the 1980s and dress accordingly.
Red & Red 2 – The Films
Red is a more personal affair about a retired operative living peacefully before becoming targeted for assassination. This, naturally, turns out to be more difficult than planned as he gets the old assassin band back together to sort it out. Red was a box office success, so it got a sequel and a bigger budget. Red 2 has the group framed for being nuclear terrorists trying to smuggle a bomb. Naturally, they stop the real perpetrators and amusingly detonate the bomb anyway. Don't be concerned about the size of the blast wave, EMP, and fallout from air detonated nuke; it was to kill the bad guy, so by movie logic, it's all good.
Red – The Furs

I'll be honest; Red is here because of Red 2. The original does not have a lot of fur, but what is there is nice. In both films, Helen Mirren's English agent Victoria does much of the fur-wearing. In Red, she's all that matters, and you have to wait a while. Fifteen minutes past the hour mark, Victoria's hodded lynx parka finally appears.
Ten minutes later, as spy shenanigans intensify, Victoria arrives in this white mink coat at a party. That it's right there, you just saw almost all of it.
That's it for Red. Ultimately a footnote in cinematic fur fashion history was it not ultimately responsible for a greenlight (and bigger fur budget) on Red 2. I probably shouldn't have bothered trying to make an edit, but I did my best with what was available. People will probably doze off before getting to Red 2 and the good stuff.
- Fur Runtime: 1:03 minutes
- Film Runtime: 111 minutes
- On-Screen Fur Ratio: 1%
Find-a-Fur: Red, 2010
(all times are approximate and are affected by the cut of the film)
- 1:15:30 – lynx parka
- 1:25:00 – white mink
- 1:42:20 – lynx parka
Fur Fashion Gallery: Red, 2010
Red 2 – The Furs

Spy trip to Paris where the team meets Katja (Catherine Zeta-Jones, a perfectly cast Russian agent every time). She has a black fur collar and cuffs… against a black coat and in poor light. So I can't be sure what this is, and it reads very similar to Victoria's earlier coat.

Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker) is a rare example of a love interest surviving into an action movie sequel. She shows up with the group wearing what appears to be a pretty modest rabbit fur collar.
Finally, there is the big climactic action sequence at the end of the film, where Victoria brings in what is likely a fox or sheepskin-lined coat with a nice collar.

Still, this is a fine example if you're looking for a badass lady in a fur coat kicking butt.
The sequel makes a good impression, especially for a film released in 2013 that is not a period piece. Red 2 has less of an excuse about fur fashion due exclusively to the wearers' age, as Mary-Louise Parker and Catherine Zeta-Jones characters are younger and more “modern.” It crosses the finish line at 6%, which, when combined with the variety of the furs in the film, makes it a solid recommendation.
- Fur Runtime: 7:04 minutes
- Film Runtime: 116 minutes
- On-Screen Fur Ratio: 6%
Find-a-Fur: Red 2, 2013
(all times are approximate and are affected by the cut of the film)
- 26:20 – black fox? collar
- 31:00 – 33:40 – rabbit collar + black fox? collar
- 45:15 – mink? jacket
- 48:00 – blue fox stroller (over shoulder)
- 55:00 – brown collar (small)
- 1:20:50 – ”
- 1:23:05 – rabbit? collar + fox hat
- 1:36:50 – 41:00 – white fox? fur-lined coat (intermittent)
- 1:44:15 – 46:30 – ”
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