I Care a Lot (2020)

A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.

Director:

J Blakeson

Writer:

J Blakeson

Stars:

Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rosamund Pike	...	Marla Grayson
Peter Dinklage	...	Roman Lunyov
Eiza González	...	Fran
Dianne Wiest	...	Jennifer Peterson
Chris Messina	...	Dean Ericson
Isiah Whitlock Jr.	...	Judge Lomax
Macon Blair	...	Feldstrom
Alicia Witt	...	Dr. Amos
Damian Young	...	Sam Rice
Nicholas Logan	...	Alexi Ignatyev
Liz Eng	...	Adelaide
Celeste Oliva	...	Police Detective
Georgia Lyman	...	The Assassin
Moira Driscoll	...	The Jeweler
Gary Tanguay	...	TV Interviewer

Storyline

Poised with sharklike self-assurance, Marla Grayson is a professional, court-appointed guardian for dozens of elderly wards whose assets she seizes and cunningly bilks through dubious but legal means. It's a well-oiled racket that Marla and her business-partner and lover, Fran, use with brutal efficiency on their latest "cherry," Jennifer Peterson - a wealthy retiree with no living heirs or family. But when their mark turns out to have an equally shady secret of her own and connections to a volatile gangster, Marla is forced to level up in a game only predators can play - one that's neither fair, nor square.

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Plot Keywords:

safety deposit box | escape from a car in water | lesbian relationship | elder abuse | scammer | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

While promoting the film, actress Eiza González alluded to the Free Britney movement as shown in Hulu's The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears (2021) documentary just few weeks earlier. She stated: "Conservatorships is a subject we don't hear much about and the intention of this film is to shed light on how a systemically complex built business sometimes preys on innocent and or disabled people, meanwhile addressing other very crucial social commentary in a cheeky way."

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Goofs

When the girls follow the driver it is pitch dark; when they arrive at the office it is mid-morning at the earliest. Unless they were driving for some hours this is unrealistic.

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Quotes

Marla Grayson: You may be a man, but if you ever threaten, touch, or spit on me again, I will grab your dick and balls, and I will rip them clean off.

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Connections

References Music and Lyrics (2007)

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Soundtracks

Rocksteady
Written by Natalie Bergman and Elliot Bergman
Performed by Wild Belle

User Reviews

Not worth the watch

This moving started out promising..... it lied. Around the last 20 minutes of this film is absolute trash, expect maybe the very last scene

Details

Official Sites:

Netflix Site Official Facebook

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 2021 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Care a Lot

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$427,697

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bear Pictures, Crimple Beck

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1