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6.8/10 • 2.3K

2014-09-121h 46m

DramaCrime

Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.

Directors
Michaël R. Roskam
Editors
Christopher Tellefsen

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  1. Tom Hardy

    Tom Hardy

    Bob

  2. Noomi Rapace

    Noomi Rapace

    Nadia

  3. James Gandolfini

    James Gandolfini

    Cousin Marv

  4. Matthias Schoenaerts

    Matthias Schoenaerts

    Eric Deeds

  5. John Ortiz

    John Ortiz

    Detective Torres

  6. Ann Dowd

    Ann Dowd

    Dottie

  7. Michael Aronov

    Michael Aronov

    Chovka

  8. James Frecheville

    James Frecheville

    Fitz

  9. Elizabeth Rodriguez

    Elizabeth Rodriguez

    Detective Romsey

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John Chard

Feb 20, 2017

7/10

Are you doing something desperate? Something we can't clean up this time? The Drop is directed by Michael R. Roskam and written by Dennis Lehane, who adapts from his own short story titled Animal Rescue. It stars Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace and Matthias Schoenaerts. Music is by Marco Beltrami and cinematography by Nicolas Karakatsanis. Brooklyn barman Bob Saginowski (Hardy) spies an opportunity for a better life - but only if he can escape family ties, the crime that surrounds him and a dark past It's arguably a tricky film to recommend with confidence given that it doesn't sit still in crime genre company. This is very much a character based story about a small handful of people affected by crime, where they are chained to events occurring by way of law breaking. Roskam is in no hurry what so ever to spin his picture's literary worth, very much favouring a slow burn - even low key - approach. He deftly develops atmosphere whilst simultaneously ensuring we the viewers are very much a part of the setting and situations - something Lehane does so brilliantly in his novels. By the time the pic plays its hand, what appeared at first to be needless complexities, are valid and close the piece down with some considerable success. 7.5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$12,600,000.00
Revenue
$19,054,534.00
Keywords
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