Good People (2014)

Discovering a stash of cash in their dead tenant's apartment, a couple in debt take the money and find themselves the target of a deadly adversary - the thief who stole it.

Director:

Henrik Ruben Genz

Writers:

Marcus Sakey (based on the novel by), Kelly Masterson (screenplay by)

Stars:

James Franco, Kate Hudson, Tom Wilkinson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Spruell	...	Jack Witkowski
Michael Fox	...	Bobby Witkowski
Diarmaid Murtagh	...	Marshall
Francis Magee	...	Ben Tuttrle
Omar Sy	...	Khan
Maarten Dannenberg	...	Andre
Kate Hudson	...	Anna Wright
Orlando Burns-Tucker	...	Baby Julian
Bertram Burns-Tucker	...	Baby Julian
Anna Friel	...	Sarah
Michael Jibson	...	Mike Calloway
James Franco	...	Tom Wright
Waj Ali	...	Bailiff
Tom Wilkinson	...	DI John Halden
Diana Hardcastle	...	Marie Halden

Storyline

Anna and Tom, a married couple living a normal life want to start a family but are struggling financially. Then, just as they are about to lose their apartment, their tenant who had been renting their basement dies and they find a lot of money hidden there. The money belongs to a very dangerous man who naturally wants it back and both Tom and Anna have to decide whether to keep the money and risk their lives or give the money to the cops and start all over again.

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Plot Keywords:

female rear nudity | shot in z bathroom | american | nosebleed | child in danger | 

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Taglines:

Money changes everything

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Millennium Films [United States]

Country:

USA UK Denmark Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2015 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Decisão Mortal

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Entertainment 360, Material Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the fertility doctor J. Johansson is the same as the movie cinematographer, Jørgen Johansson

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Goofs

(at around 59 mins) The couple have a conversation where their lips alternate between moving and not moving. It's either very strange editing or these people are telepathic. "Anne, let's go" (lips move) "What are we going to do, Tom?" (lips do not move) "Where are we going to go? (lips do not move) "We have one place where we can go" (lips do not move) "At least for a few hours." (Lips move again!)

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Quotes

Jack Witkowski: No more tricks.

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Connections

References Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

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Soundtracks

For You
Written by Serena Ryder, Screamin' Jay Hawkins (as Jay Hawkins) and Jon Levine
Performed by Serena Ryder
Published by Irving Music, Inc.; EMI/Unart Catalog, Inc.; SONY/ATV Music Publishing Canada
Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Does it pay to be good?

And what is good anyway? Who defines what actions are good? Or if good people are not capable of doing bad things? And would that make them bad people? Don't get it twisted though: This is not a philosophical look at those things. If you even remotely asks those questions, it's not because the movie intended to make you think that much. It's your own perception that goes that extra mile (or two).

The movie moves along nicely, you can see almost everything coming your way and it's decent, if you're not annoyed by the standard formula this uses. It's nice to see another french actor making the move into "mainstream" Hollywood, even if he's not in it that much. Decent or a time waster, depending on your threshold