Criminal Activities

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Criminal Activities

Released Nov 20, 2015

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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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

Its combined cast has an all-ages appeal, although Robert Lowell's screenplay struggles to drive through 94 minutes.

Nov 20, 2015

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Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

"Criminal Activities" is a sneaky, snaky little crime thriller with some pretty impressive plot twists.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 20, 2015

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

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.

Nov 19, 2015

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Kiko Martinez

San Antonio Current

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.

Rated: C

Jan 26, 2018

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Marija Djurovic

Cairo360

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.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 28, 2016

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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).

Dec 10, 2015

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Brett C

Stupid waste of time

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/30/23

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Sean M

I liked this movie. Good acting and didn't see the twist ending coming at all. Would certainly recommend!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/29/23

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kevin c

A group of friends get back together after the funeral of a friend and after a failed group investment plan leaves them owing a mob boss money. He offers them a way to wipe the slate clean with one illegal favor. John Travolta plays the mob boss. The guys in debt to him are played by Michael Pitt, Dan Stevens, Christopher Abbott and Rob Brown. Decent little crime caper. Directed by Jackie Earl Haley.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Pulp Fiction meets Usual Suspects. good acting, great writing, great narrative , twists and turns. Ending really blew me away, Underrated for sure.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

There's nothing remotely new about this movie, but the concise pace and overrated cast manages to keep things going.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

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).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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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: Capacity Pictures, MayDay Movies
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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