November Criminals (2017)

After his friend is murdered, a Washington, D.C. teenager undertakes his own investigation of the crime.

Director:

Sacha Gervasi

Writers:

Steven Knight (screenplay by), Sacha Gervasi (screenplay by)

Stars:

Chloë Grace Moretz, Ansel Elgort, Catherine Keener

Cast

Credited cast:
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Phoebe
Ansel Elgort	...	Addison Schacht
Catherine Keener	...	Fiona
David Strathairn	...	Theo Schacht
Terry Kinney	...	Principal Karlstadt
Cory Hardrict	...	D Cash
Danny Flaherty	...	Noel
Victor Williams	...	Mr. Broadus
Jared Kemp	...	Kevin
Noel Ramos	...	Officer N. Ball
Tessa Albertson	...	Alex Faustner
Gillian Mariner Gordon	...	Girl
Philip Ettinger	...	Mike Lorriner
Joseph Oliveira	...	Officer
Karina Deyko	...	Sarah Schact

Storyline

18-year-old Addison Schacht, a Jewish high-school senior in Washington D.C., responds to the essay question, "What are your best and worst qualities?". He explains he has only bad qualities, as illustrated by the events of his senior year. They include collecting offensive jokes; dealing drugs to his classmates; and insulting teachers, fellow students, and his girlfriend's mother. But his classmate is killed, and he begins to investigate the death.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content including teen sexuality, drug material, brief violence and strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Criminosos de Novembro

Filming Locations:

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bicycle Entertainment, Lotus Entertainment (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Broadus' name may be a reference to Calvin Broadus, better known as Snoop Dogg.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Addison Schacht: [as home movie plays] My mother died six months ago today. At the hospital, they told us she'd had an aneurysm. There was nothing I could do for her. I guess I've gotten pretty good at pretending to be okay.

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Soundtracks

Slow Burn
Written by Botzy (as Adam Botsford)
Performed by Botzy
Courtesy of Polkadot Mayhem
By arrangement with Blue Buddha Entertainment

User Reviews

Just Enough

I love both of the leads in this one, Ansel Elgort I have loved him ever since "The Fault in Our Stars" and Chloe Grace Moretz ever since "Kick Ass" and "Kick Ass 2". In actuality I think they helped carry this movie and script. The story just gives us enough for the ride, but felt as though they could have given the stars a better vehicle and more to go with. It is about a friend that is tragically killed in a robbery where he works and then after leaves the main character questioning the murder. Most of the movie is about our main character Addison played by Elgort digging in to find out more about the tragedy and the why's. It's believable as I found myself thinking if a good friend of mine was murdered I would want to know why. Again it leaves us with just enough intrigue to peak our interest as viewers. I payed to stream it online with a friend and neither of us were disappointed, even my friend liked it more and would have rated it a 10 over the 8 I gave it. Again I think our two main characters are great talents and I will seek them out in any movie they star in. Perhaps you will wait to see it on a DVD, but by any means do so as I think it's quite an enjoyable ride!!