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 house they lived in was on Richmond Way, Shepherds Bush, London. The end house was painted to look old and distressed. See Google Maps to compare.

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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

[last lines]
Anna Wright: So, no more sushi night?

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Connections

References Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

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Soundtracks

Excerpt from 'Mansquito'
Written by Joseph Conlan and Sophia Morizet
Published by Brevity Music, Inc.; Asymptotote Music BV, Inc.

User Reviews

A movie that has been done so many times that nothing can help the repetition of the plot. A b-movie with better acting.

"Whenever you find a pot of gold there's always a monster guarding it." Tom (Franco) and Anna (Hudson) are married and struggling. They are weeks away from losing their house and the job market is dry. They are cleaning up an apartment of one of their tenants who died they find a huge bag of cash. After going back and forth on what to do with the bag they decide to just take what they need to keep the house for another month. Little by little they begin to take more but then someone comes looking for the money. Keep in mind when you read this that I watch every movie we order for the store. There are at least 2 movies a month that come out with the exact idea. The only difference this one has is that big name actors are in this. People find a bag of money with like $1 million in it and think what should we do...we will only spend a little of it to help us out. Soon most of the money is gone then they act shocked when someone comes looking for it. I have always wondered if a bad movie can be made good by adding great actors. According to this movie the answer is no. This is still a b-rate overdone movie with better acting. Overall, a movie that has been done so many times that nothing can help the repetition of the plot. I give this a C+.

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