99 Homes (2014)

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.

Director:

Ramin Bahrani

Writers:

Ramin Bahrani (story by), Bahareh Azimi (story by)

Stars:

Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Shannon	...	Rick Carver
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Officer Dudura (as Doug Griffin)
Randy Austin	...	Sheriff Anderon
Carl Palmer	...	Sheriff Carl
Andrew Garfield	...	Dennis Nash
James Brown	...	Elliot
Luke Sexton	...	Crew Leader
Noah Lomax	...	Connor Nash
Alex Aristidis	...	Alex Greene (as Alex Aristidis Perdikis)
Tim Guinee	...	Frank Greene
Jonathan Tabler	...	Lawyer Bailey
Garrett Kruithof	...	Court Clerk
Richard Holden	...	Judge
Deneen Tyler	...	Bailiff
Albert C. Bates	...	Derek (as Albert Bates)

Storyline

Around the world everyone knows that honest hard work gets you nowhere. In sunny Orlando, Florida, construction worker Dennis Nash learns this the hard way when he is evicted from his home by a charismatic, gun-toting real-estate broker, Rick Carver. Humiliated and homeless, Nash has no choice but to move his mom and nine-year old son into a shabby, dangerous motel. All is lost. Until an unexpected opportunity arises for Nash to strike a deal with the devil - he begins working for Carver in a desperate attempt to get his home back. Carver seduces Nash into a risky world of scamming and stealing from the banks and the government; he teaches Nash how the rich get richer. Living a double life, Nash hides his new boss and job from his family. He rises fast and makes real money; he dreams bigger. But there is a cost. On Carver's orders, Nash must evict honest families from their homes - just as it happened to him. Nash's conscience starts tearing him apart... but his son needs a home. In a...

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Plot Keywords:

motel | cheating | ethics | theft | promise | 

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Taglines:

Greed is the only game in town.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including some sexual references, and a brief violent image

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield have both played famous comic book characters. Shannon portrayed DC Comics character General Zod in "Man of Steel" (2013) and "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016). Garfield played Marvel Comics character Peter Parker/Spider-Man in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012) and its 2014 sequel. Both actors are Oscar nominees as well.

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Goofs

Simple 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.

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Quotes

Rick Carver: 1000 homes: you know how much money we're talking of...?
Dennis Nash: What's my cut?
Rick Carver: Don't worry; I take care of you.
Dennis Nash: No Rick, I understand the commission is six per cent; so what's my cut?
Rick Carver: I'll give you 5% of my cut.
Dennis Nash: 10%.
Rick Carver: Six - and a hand job.
[holds up palm of hand]
Rick Carver: No callouses. You'll probably pull in somewhere between 200 to 300 K. More than you made in your...
[Nash interrupts]
[...]

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Connections

References The Flintstones (1960)

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Soundtracks

Quaaludes
Written by Alessandro Rizzo (as Alexander Rizzo), Elliot Ireland and Tom Greenwood
Published by Pedigree Cuts, Ltd.
Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Production Music

User Reviews

I liked the first half

The movie starts out well, and the first eviction scene will leave you shaking in your boots imagining your family and belongings getting foreclosed and tossed into the street. I can't think of another film that focuses on the eviction process so intensely.

You're better skipping the end of the movie (after the scene with the old man). The last forty minutes of the film are not satisfying at all, and just gets dumb with characters acting more and more ridiculously. In the beginning of the movie, many of the characters act over the top for the sake of dramatic tension, but it it gets to be too much towards the end.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

99 Homes

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,253, 27 September 2015

Gross USA:

$1,411,927

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,828,232

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broad Green Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1