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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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pequenos Delitos

Filming Locations:

Montreal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rooks Nest Entertainment,FAIRMOUNT FILMS,Backup Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Scotty Caldwell wears US Marine camnies off base. Marines can't wear camouflage off base. ... But it is Gen. James Conway's ban on the wearing of camouflage uniforms, or "cammies," off base that is getting the most attention, changing not only the appearance of the Marines but also the look of their communities.

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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

Pointless

The film seems to be building something from the beginning only to come to a confusing pointless end. It doesn't make any sense. Loving parents, by the way. Cheers for not getting all that time back. Too bad the cast, the performances and the technique used to film it had a high standard, although the screenplay is bad. Seems like it has been written by a schizo who got bored at the end.