After the Fall

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After the Fall

R

2014

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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After losing his job, an insurance adjuster (Wes Bentley) throws morality to the wind and turns to a life of crime to support his family.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

The basic story's narrative and psychological simplicity - characters stating their beliefs over and over again - becomes an increasing burden.

Dec 22, 2014

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Charles Bramesco

The Dissolve

A film that could only succeed by sorting through gradually darkening shades of gray works exclusively in embarrassingly bold strokes.

Rated: 1.5/5

Dec 15, 2014

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Odie Henderson

RogerEbert.com

A substandard "crime drama" that reeks of the Idiot Plot Syndrome.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 12, 2014

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Filled with convenient turns and easily attainable avenues of retribution, the film ultimately seems like an archaic example of the dangerous follies of patriarchy.

Rated: 1.5/5

Sep 19, 2019

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

There are hints along the way of the socioeconomic strife that Klein wants to explore, yet they become lost in a muddled screenplay that doesn't establish sympathy for its protagonist or his plight.

Dec 31, 2014

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Fall isn't going to cure the world's ills, but it does define a few of them to satisfaction, creating an engrossing journey into extremity without ringing all the obvious bells on the way down.

Rated: B

Dec 17, 2014

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mark g

People being overly harsh, not sure why. It's a pretty good film. The New Mexico bleakness plays well into the bleakness faced by Bentley's characters, a dad who has lost his job and is struggling to support his family.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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Kamden C

The film was great I love movies about crime and someone having to step-up for his/her family. I actually had watched this movie before the class started which made it even better that I was able to speak with the director and ask questions.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/09/23

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salma h

This was a beautifully shot movie, but seemed a bit bland. The moral of the story is amazing but i feel like there could have been a little more originality.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Lily G

The beginning was fairly slow and hard to pay attention to. It seemed somwhat cliche and the straight shot man turned to crime style movie was something that has been done before and i didnt find it that original.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Jake Mogenis

I thought that the movie had a great focus and headline, but I wouldn't say it lived up to how good it could have potentially been. However, it puts family as the forefront issue by highlighting that parental figures will do anything for their family even if it means breaking the law and hurting other people's lives. So the question is: Did the character portraying Bill do the right thing by committing crimes since it was for his family, or is he a villain who is destroying other people's lives?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Emaleigh T

I think After The Fall had a great storyline and the film production was creative, but the end of the film felt unfulfilled. I felt as if Ben got off with a slap on the wrist. I think the story could've been furthered at the end. The foreshadowing and the symbolism within the film was creative.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Synopsis

After losing his job, an insurance adjuster (Wes Bentley) throws morality to the wind and turns to a life of crime to support his family.

Director: Saar Klein
Producer: Hans Graffunder, Sarah Green, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Missy Yager, Atilla Salih Yücer
Screenwriter: Saar Klein, Joe Conway
Distributor: Entertainment One
Rating: R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2019
Runtime: 1h 50m

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