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

1 win & 3 nominations.

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

The song you hear in the trailer is "Kitty Kitty" by Dutch band De Staat.

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Goofs

When the women 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

[first lines]
Marla Grayson: [narrating] Look at you. Sitting there. You think you're good people. You're not good people. Trust me, there's no such think as good people.
Marla Grayson: I used to be like you. Thinking that working hard and playing fair would lead to success, and happiness. It doesn't. Playing fair is a joke invented by rich people to keep the rest of us poor. And I've been poor. It doesn't agree with me. Cuz there's two types of people in the world: the people who take, and those gettin' took. Predators and ...
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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Internet Outrage and the Award Stage (2021)

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Soundtracks

Lion
Written and Performed by Marc Canham

User Reviews

Could have been a good movie

It was a good movie for first hour and so but then after that it suddenly bombed. If they had put little more thought on how to end it would have been a good movie

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:

$1,288,436

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bear Pictures, Crimple Beck

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1