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Criminal Activities

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Indebted to a ruthless crime boss, four friends must kidnap a family member of a rival kingpin as payback.
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Fionnuala Halligan Screen International 11/20/2015
Its combined cast has an all-ages appeal, although Robert Lowell's screenplay struggles to drive through 94 minutes. Go to Full Review Soren Andersen Seattle Times 11/20/2015
3/4
"Criminal Activities" is a sneaky, snaky little crime thriller with some pretty impressive plot twists. Go to Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 11/19/2015
Haley whips it into something reasonably entertaining even as you start thinking about how truly great "Get Shorty" and Travolta's Chili Palmer were midway through those double-crossing criminal activities. Go to Full Review Kiko Martinez San Antonio Current 01/26/2018
C
The screenplay piles it on with extra storylines, all of which give no nuance to the characters or make any of the conflict more exciting or original. Go to Full Review Marija Djurovic Cairo360 03/28/2016
3/5
While it seemingly draws on the likes Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and True Romance, there's still something alluring and awfully inviting about Jackie Earle Haley's lively and intriguing directorial debut, Criminal Activities. Go to Full Review Betty Jo Tucker ReelTalk Movie Reviews 12/10/2015
An exciting revenge thriller enhanced by 'Pulp Fiction' vibes and a fascinating -- but quirky -- performance by Dan Stevens (as you've never seen him before). Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kenny K Mar 17 Keeps your interest and has a good twist at the end. See more Brett C @Harvey658 07/30/2023 Stupid waste of time See more Sean M 04/29/2023 I liked this movie. Good acting and didn't see the twist ending coming at all. Would certainly recommend! See more 07/11/2020 Pulp Fiction meets Usual Suspects. good acting, great writing, great narrative , twists and turns. Ending really blew me away, Underrated for sure. See more 03/21/2020 There's nothing remotely new about this movie, but the concise pace and overrated cast manages to keep things going. See more 11/17/2018 I think this is an underrated movie. Sure, it's not the best movie I've ever seen, but it is definitely worth watching more than once. The plot twist at the end was crazy; very well done. It is certainly something you'll remember. Usually movies have a hard time concealing hints that make it pretty easy to predict the ending of a movie, but this film did a great job to preserve the twist at the end. I definitely didn't see it coming. The way the plot unfolds can, at times, seemed rushed or too drawn out; but overall, I don't think that takes away from being able to enjoy this movie. Great acting, as well, especially from Dan Stevens (Noah) and Jackie Earle Haley (Gerry and also the director of the movie). See more Read all reviews
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Jackie Earle Haley

Director

Michael Pitt

Zach

Dan Stevens

Noah

Christopher Abbott

Warren

Rob Brown

Bryce

Edi Gathegi

Marques

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Movie Info

Synopsis Indebted to a ruthless crime boss, four friends must kidnap a family member of a rival kingpin as payback.
Director
Jackie Earle Haley
Producer
Wayne Allan Rice, Howard Burd, Micah Sparks
Screenwriter
Robin Moore
Distributor
RLJ Entertainment
Production Co
MayDay Movies, Capacity Pictures
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 20, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 34m
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