A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.
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7.1/10
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- Director
- Writers
- Ramin Bahrani(story by)
- Bahareh Azimi(story by)
- Amir Naderi(screenplay by)
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- Director
- Writers
- Ramin Bahrani(story by)
- Bahareh Azimi(story by)
- Amir Naderi(screenplay by)
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- Awards
- 12 wins & 24 nominations
Douglas M. Griffin
- Officer Dudura
- (as Doug Griffin)
Alex Aristidis
- Alex Greene
- (as Alex Aristidis Perdikis)
Albert C. Bates
- Derek
- (as Albert Bates)
Jayson Warner Smith
- Jeff
- (as Jayson Smith)
- Director
- Writers
- Ramin Bahrani(story by) (screenplay by)
- Bahareh Azimi(story by)
- Amir Naderi(screenplay by)
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Did you know
- TriviaRamin Bahrani dedicated the film to late movie critic Roger Ebert.
- GoofsSimple admissions of guilt someone in a stressful situation is not going to cause the police to immediately arrest you. Nash was facing an armed man who clearly wasn't bent upon self injury or perhaps harming others. Even if he "admitted" his alleged guilt in a criminal matter, the police would have required more evidence (such as the event had actual occurred) before they could arrest him.
- Quotes
Rick Carver: Don't be soft. Do you think America give a flying rats ass about you or me? America doesn't bail out the losers. America was built by bailing out winners. By rigging a nation of the winners, for the winners, by the winners.
- SoundtracksLoco Loco
Written by Marlon Betancur
Performed by Mr. Kapri
Published by Edimusica USA
Courtesy of Miami Records Inc.
By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
Featured review
morals get into the way
Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) lives in Orlando, Florida with his mother Lynn (Laura Dern) and son Connor. He's a single dad struggling to get by with his construction job when the housing crash takes the last bit away from him. The bank has foreclosed on his childhood home. Realty agent Rick Carver (Michael Shannon) leads the eviction. Dennis goes to argue over stolen tools during the eviction and Rick recruits him into his company. Rick runs scams to steal from the vacant homes to get reimbursed by the government or the banks. Dennis' morality is muddled as he desperately tries to get his home back.
Michael Shannon is great as he portrays Rick Carver as the present-day Gordon Gekko. Garfield is fine although his character's obsession with his childhood home gets into the way. It makes his decisions irrational. It also doesn't make sense that he couldn't simply move to another motel. Heck, he could move his family temporarily into one of their foreclosed properties for two weeks. The movie is trying to inject some nobility into Dennis artificially and push a moral structure into the movie's framework. It would be simpler to see Dennis slowly accept his immorality. The final immorality against Frank Greene would be more compelling and more natural. This movie has some great scenes. The evictions are especially powerful. There is no reason to artificially construct the moral conflict. It's in there naturally. Also it doesn't need Laura Dern's preaching.
Michael Shannon is great as he portrays Rick Carver as the present-day Gordon Gekko. Garfield is fine although his character's obsession with his childhood home gets into the way. It makes his decisions irrational. It also doesn't make sense that he couldn't simply move to another motel. Heck, he could move his family temporarily into one of their foreclosed properties for two weeks. The movie is trying to inject some nobility into Dennis artificially and push a moral structure into the movie's framework. It would be simpler to see Dennis slowly accept his immorality. The final immorality against Frank Greene would be more compelling and more natural. This movie has some great scenes. The evictions are especially powerful. There is no reason to artificially construct the moral conflict. It's in there naturally. Also it doesn't need Laura Dern's preaching.
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- Sep 4, 2016
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- Also known as
- 99 Ev
- Filming locations
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(set as Orlando, Florida)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,411,927
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,253
- Sep 27, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $1,828,232
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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