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Small Time

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 44m
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Small Time (2014)
A young guy decides to skip college in favor of joining his father's on the lot of his used-car business.
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A young guy decides to skip college in favor of joining his father on the lot of his used-car business.A young guy decides to skip college in favor of joining his father on the lot of his used-car business.A young guy decides to skip college in favor of joining his father on the lot of his used-car business.
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56,452
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    • Director
      • Joel Surnow
    • Writer
      • Joel Surnow
    • Stars
      • Christopher Meloni
      • Devon Bostick
      • Dean Norris
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    • Director
      • Joel Surnow
    • Writer
      • Joel Surnow
    • Stars
      • Christopher Meloni
      • Devon Bostick
      • Dean Norris
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    • 10User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore

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    Christopher Meloni, Dean Norris, and Devon Bostick in Small Time (2014)
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    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Al Klein
    Devon Bostick
    Devon Bostick
    • Freddy Klein
    Dean Norris
    Dean Norris
    • Ash Martini
    Bridget Moynahan
    Bridget Moynahan
    • Barbara
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Chick
    Ashley Jensen
    Ashley Jensen
    • Gail
    Garcelle Beauvais
    Garcelle Beauvais
    • Linda
    Amaury Nolasco
    Amaury Nolasco
    • Barlow
    Ken Davitian
    Ken Davitian
    • Wexler
    Gregory Itzin
    Gregory Itzin
    • Lennie
    Kevin Nealon
    Kevin Nealon
    • Irv
    Andrew James Allen
    Andrew James Allen
    • Jason
    Misty Monroe
    Misty Monroe
    • Graduation Woman
    Barbara Gruen
    Barbara Gruen
    • Kaye
    Fidel Gomez
    Fidel Gomez
    • Hispanic Man
    Ronnie Gene Blevins
    Ronnie Gene Blevins
    • Greedy Man
    Pramode Kumar
    Pramode Kumar
    • Pakistani Man
    • (as Pramod Kumar)
    Sathya Jesudasson
    Sathya Jesudasson
    • Pakistani Woman
    • Director
      • Joel Surnow
    • Writer
      • Joel Surnow
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The majority of this movie was filmed at a closed car dealership in downtown Covina.
    • Goofs
      A boom mic can be seen in the reflection in the glass door when Barb goes to visit Al at his house.
    • Quotes

      Ash Martini: Me and Jesus, the only two men she ever wanted. And I got there first.

      Freddy Klein: Ah. You're "B.C."

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      I Know I'm Losing You
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    User reviews10

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    Top review
    7/10
    Closing...I mean Closure
    When you watch a movie, often times you build positive and negative off of expectations. If you go to see this movie, enjoy it for what it is.

    'Small Time' is a relaxing movie that surprised me. Al Klein (Christopher Meloni), used car salesman, allows his son, Freddy (Devon Bostick) to work on his lot selling cars rather than go to college. Freddy is a natural, but is it what he should be doing with his life?

    This is a story about closure, but the problem with talking about closure is, it would be just spoilers.

    In life, we have to make choices and of course live with those choices; but some times it is hard, even 10 years later to accept what seemed like the best thing to do. We often lived trapped by those decisions, unable to move on.

    Director and writer Joel Surnow, who has worked in television prolifically, used a succinct and condensed writing style that is often lost in movies. In cinema everything is drawn out, rushed, then drawn out between scenes of random events to show the director's 'artistic' capability.

    Just about everything said in 'Small Time' had a point and added to the story; this story, each character had depth, history, feelings. Or, in the other words, 'The writing and the dialogue was good and I liked it' (and as a writer myself, I tend to hate more than I like).

    There was psychology to these characters, thoughts in their heads. I was genuinely impressed. I could talk about the acting, but I felt the three main roles played by Meloni, Norris (breaking bad fame), and Bostick (older brother from Diary of a wimpy kid) were done professionally. Three capable actors, what else would you expect?

    Now, some people might not find enough drama in this film to enjoy it. We are so conditioned to seeing murders and affairs and fights and violence in dramas, we don't know what to do without it. All I can say is, as a person who values his time, I did not feel robbed by this movie and I could appreciate the story and the characters.
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    • Release date
      • April 18, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ничтожный
    • Filming locations
      • Lisette St, Granada Hills, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Asylum Entertainment
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      1 hour 44 minutes

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