No Good Deed (2014)

An unstable escaped convict terrorizes a woman who is alone with her two children.

Director:

Sam Miller

Writer:

Aimee Lagos

Stars:

Taraji P. Henson, Idris Elba, Leslie Bibb

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Idris Elba	...	Colin
Taraji P. Henson	...	Terry
Leslie Bibb	...	Meg
Kate del Castillo	...	Alexis
Henry Simmons	...	Jeffrey
Mirage Moonschein	...	Ryan (as Mirage Spann)
Kenny Alfonso	...	Javier
Dan Caudill	...	Cop
Tatom Pender	...	Sally
Kelly O'Neal	...	Officer Jacobs
Mark Rhino Smith	...	EMT (as Mark Ferrol Smith)
Bobbie Elzey	...	Landlord
Leon Lamar	...	McKinley
Frank Brennan	...	Chairman
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Dr. Ross

Storyline

A lonely mother, invites a handsome car accident victim into her home. Desperate for a little attention, she doesn't realize she's entertaining a sociopathic, yet charming escape convict. In one terrorizing night her life completely changes as she fight for her own life and the life of her children in No Good Deed.

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Plot Keywords:

psychopath | home invasion | three word title | police officer shot in the chest | police officer shot | 

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Taglines:

First he gets into your house. Then he gets into your head.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, menace, terror, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Double trahison

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,250,283, 12 September 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$52,543,632, 31 October 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems,Will Packer Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The term malignant narcissist is used to describe Idris Elba's character by a member of the parole board, Idris uses the same term to describe a suspect in the first episode of Luther.

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Goofs

Colin is an escaped convict, he murdered two correctional officers while escaping from state custody. There would be a nation wide manhunt for him, his picture and information would be all over the news and social media sites and there would advisories on the radio in Tennessee, the surrounding states and the whole mid to lower east coast. Alexis, Colin's ex girlfriend would have been notified by the police of his escape and even possible had a police car posted at her house. Yet she is completely surprised when she sees Colin in her house. After Colin murders Alexis he leaves her body where he killed her and then later returns with Terry and her children. It is very unlikely her body laid there undiscovered for such a long period of time, a police officer would have found her body before Colin returned, since she would be someone the cops would be watching because of Colin's escape.

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Quotes

Terry: They say the storm is going to be really bad
Jeffrey: I better get going
Terry: Tell your dad I said happy birthday. I love you
Jeffrey: Love you too

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Alternate Versions

An alternate take of Terry's "Fuck you.... I said, 'Fuck you'" was shot for television, with the dialogue changed to "Go to hell.... I said, 'Go to hell.'"

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: No Good Deed (2014)

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Soundtracks

Let Us Move On
Written by Dido (as Dido Armstrong), Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (as Rollo Armstrong), Jeff Bhasker, Kendrick Lamar and Patrick 'Plain Pat' Reynolds (as Patrick Reynolds)
Performed by Dido featuring Kendrick Lamar
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Kendrick Lamar appears courtesy of Aftermath/Interscope Records

User Reviews

Good Movie

This was a very good movie. I don't understand what most of the reviewers are talking about. It has everything that ALL of these kinds of movies have with a little more action and strength from the main female character. In fact, in most movies where you are sitting at home wishing the victim would do certain things, she does them all. There is a lot of good acting by the cast as well. Idris is always a great actor and he does not disappoint here. Most thrillers are predictable; there's a bad guy and a good guy and they duke it out to see who wins, so those complaining about there here must not watch a lot of movies. It was good and I would recommend it.