Emily the Criminal

R

Released Aug 12, 2022

1 hr. 37 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a "dummy shopper," buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring their business to the next level in Los Angeles.

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Critics Consensus

A taut thriller that contains a wealth of social commentary, Emily the Criminal is stolen by Aubrey Plaza's terrific work in the title role.

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Audience Consensus

Emily the Criminal gets pretty dark and the characters can be unlikable, but Aubrey Plaza is fantastic in the title role.

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J Anton

Aubrey Plaza is baddazz!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/17/22

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Michele W

Love Aubrey Plaza, the movie was just sort of mellow. Nothing crazy. good or bad. Just a way to kill a couple hours.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/22

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Sean

Plaza is outstanding. Her supporting cast was good but the difference between this being a good rather than great flick.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/22

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Angela

Fckn brilliant. Another swish for Evil Hag we were on the edge our seats, curling our fingers and toes, scrunching our faces and opening our eyes! Engaging, intriguing!! !! The drive home took like 15 seconds relatively because we couldnt stop talking about it!!! Treat yourself!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/04/22

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joe r

Intriguing shes great

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/03/22

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Kory S

Good plot driven film. Motivations were good and believable. good acting. really enjoyed it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/03/22

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John Patton Ford

Director

Aubrey Plaza

Emily

Theo Rossi

Youcef

Megalyn Echikunwoke

Liz

Jonathan Avigdori

Khalil

Kim Yarbrough

Secretary

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

As an arts graduate on the wrong side of inequality, Plaza is riveting as a young woman finding her foot in the Los Angeles underworld.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 16, 2023

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Catherine Bray

Empire Magazine

As neatly set-up as the world of the film is, it wouldn’t work half as well without Aubrey Plaza’s brilliantly specific lead performance, portraying Emily as an emotionally shut-down woman on the edge.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 25, 2023

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Dylan Roth

Observer

Emily is Plaza’s Michael Corleone, a character who erodes your sympathies so slowly that you almost don’t notice what’s becoming of her — or perhaps, what she always was.

Dec 14, 2022

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Sarah Vincent

Cambridge Day

Plaza projects her character’s apprehension and channels it into moral outrage directed at her attackers as well as her physical and societal limitations.

Aug 16, 2023

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Hector A. Gonzalez

The Movie Buff

Plaza is an indie cinema screen magnet; saying that she killed this role isn’t something that causes shock.

Rated: C+

Jul 29, 2023

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding

...the film’s visual inertia undermines the tremendous significance of the story, particularly its ending...

Jul 28, 2023

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Synopsis

Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a "dummy shopper," buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring their business to the next level in Los Angeles.

Director: John Patton Ford
Executive Producer: Dexter Braff, Mike Dill, Kevin Flanigan, Lowell Shapiro, Angus Wall
Screenwriter: John Patton Ford
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment, Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Low Spark Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2022, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2M
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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