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 | jogging | 

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Taglines:

Lovers. Thieves. Killers.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lead role was offered to Jessica Chastain but she declined due to scheduling conflicts.

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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

not recommendable

Watching the trailer, the movie seems very promising, it had a lot of potential. However I evaluate it as so-so. The cast was good and there were some well done and imaginative killings particularly at the middle to the end of the movie. But the whole movie was kind of complicated. Some facts weren't clear to understand and some absurd scenes were just to serve the plot. At last, there wasn't anything new and it had nothing to offer, except of so little action as to justify the classification of the movie to an action-thriller movie. Unfortunately, I think that the time I spent to watch the film was a waste of time and I wouldn't recommend it.

Details

Official Sites:

Millennium Films [United States]

Country:

USA UK Denmark Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2015 (UK)

Also Known As:

Good People

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,857,574

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Entertainment 360, Material Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1