Small Crimes (2017)

A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder - returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.

Director:

E.L. Katz (as Evan Katz)

Writers:

E.L. Katz (screenplay by) (as Evan Katz), Macon Blair (screenplay by)

Stars:

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Robert Forster, Jacki Weaver

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Joe Denton
Robert Forster	...	Joe Denton Sr.
Jacki Weaver	...	Irma Denton
Molly Parker	...	Charlotte Boyd
Gary Cole	...	Dan Pleasant
Macon Blair	...	Scotty Caldwell
Michael Kinney	...	Phil Coakley
Daniela Sandiford	...	Cara Coakley
Shawn Lawrence	...	Manny Vassey
Pat Healy	...	Junior Vassey
Eddie Holland	...	Vassey Kid #1
Jasson Finney	...	Vassey Thug #1
Anatoly Zinoviev	...	Vassey Thug #2
Glen Bowser	...	Abraham
Larry Fessenden	...	Earl

Storyline

SMALL CRIMES is a delightfully suspenseful, blackly comic tale that follows a disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, who returns home looking for redemption, but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the novel, Phil Coakley and his daughter Cara are Caucasian. In the film, they are African American.

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Goofs

When Joe is pouring wine for himself and Charlotte, about half way through the film, he looks in the fridge at some morphine and the fridge door doesn't close properly.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Chaplin: So what do you think, Joe?
Joe Denton: [scoffs] I don't know. I dont think thats for me to say. A second chance? I mean, it's a nice idea, but...
Chaplin: But? How do you feel?
Joe Denton: Feel? I feel that I was a nightmare. I made terrible choices. I drove my family away. I... I hurt people. I didn't mean to, but there it is. And for all that... there's a hole inside me now. It hurts. I carry it.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Goldie Hawn/Nikolaj Coster-Waldau/Brian Reed/Mary J. Blige (2017)

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Soundtracks

Four Seasons 'Winter' - Allegro Non Molto
Written by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Dan Waldkirch
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

Something about it works

It has all the makings of a pretty awfully put together B movie but something about it clicks and keeps one watching. Definitely no good guys anywhere in sight. Lots of pretty bad writing and mediocre plot direction. I was looking forward to a happier ending then we got - but I guess there far too many second chances in this mix.

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Small Crimes

Filming Locations:

Montreal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rumble Films (II), Rooks Nest Entertainment, FAIRMOUNT FILMS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1