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5.5/10 • 449

2014-08-121h 30m

ThrillerCrimeAction

Money changes everything

Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them is dead, and he's left behind a stash of cash—$400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary—the thief who stole it—and that's when very bad things start happening to good people.

Directors
Henrik Ruben Genz
Writters
Kelly Masterson
Editors
Kelly Masterson, Paul Tothill

Top Billed Cast

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  1. James Franco

    James Franco

    Tom Reed

  2. Kate Hudson

    Kate Hudson

    Anna Reed

  3. Anna Friel

    Anna Friel

    Sarah

  4. Omar Sy

    Omar Sy

    Khan

  5. Tom Wilkinson

    Tom Wilkinson

    DI John Halden

  6. Sam Spruell

    Sam Spruell

    Jack Witkowski

  7. Michael Jibson

    Michael Jibson

    Mike Calloway

  8. Diana Hardcastle

    Diana Hardcastle

    Marie Halden

  9. Diarmaid Murtagh

    Diarmaid Murtagh

    Marshall

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Reno

Sep 9, 2016

7/10

The combination of good people and bad money! Much better film than I expected. Looks kind of a French thriller, but based on the novel of the same name. It revolves around a young American couple who moved to London, where they're on the verge to lose the inherited house after the severe debt. Luckily they find bundles of money from their dead renter. Since it was a bad money they wait for the right time to spend it, but what follows is their nightmare who ends up running away from the most dangerous men. This is really a good story and a well made film, but I don't understand how it was so underrated. Obviously the critics did their job like usual, but the film fanatics turning it down as well which is a very sad. I know it feels so familiar, but very entertaining with lots of edgy moments. Especially the final battle between all the group at one place was very good, yet they kept it so simple. Both the lead actors were fantastic, including a small contribution by Tom Wilkinson. It is a small story, that mostly takes place in a week. But the pace was excellent and it comes to the point without making any delay in the form of development. Yet there remains some mystery like how the guy died in the couple's rented apartment. Excluding those which only brings cliché if it goes deeper, the film definitely worth watching and I feel happy for watching a good thriller after a long time. So I recommended it. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$1,857,574.00
Keywords
london, englandbased on novel or bookthiefdebt