Gimme the Loot

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Gimme the Loot

Released Mar 22, 2013

1h 21m

Crime

Drama

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Malcolm and Sofia decide the only way to get back at rival graffiti artists who ruined their latest masterpiece is to tag the Home Run Apple of the New York Mets.

Critics Consensus

Thanks to energetic performances from its young leads, Gimme The Loot captures a slice of city life with warmth and exuberance.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

At once a breath of fresh air and nostalgically old skool, this toys with issues of race, class and gender but manages to wear its authenticity with an unusually light touch.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Vanessa Martinez

Shadow and Act

The duo's harmless, and ordinary thrill ride through the subway stations runs out of steam.

Aug 14, 2017

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Amid all the copycatting and pricey bombast and genericness, here's a movie that looks like it hails from a real place; whose characters sound like they come from somewhere; whose stakes are stresslessly low.

Jan 3, 2014

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

Gimme The Loot is about genuine friendship. It succeeds in that area even if the execution could have been improved.

Mar 31, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Keeping in tune with the youthfulness of his characters, and the exuberant elan of the "ultimate crime", [Adam] Leon shoots with a casual looseness that mirrors the essence of youth.

Nov 27, 2019

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Jason Solomons

The Mail on Sunday (UK)

Director Adam Leon probes the offbeat corners and rhythms of New York life. In doing so, he also subtly captures the textures of its society, language and hidden economies in a sweetly optimistic street romance.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 31, 2017

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This didn't work for me. Not my age group, not my scene. I was also not super happy that the movie began and ended with young black people shoplifting. So, black people steal is the message here, or is director/screenwriter Adam Leon just chalking it up to being wacky teenagers getting a thrill breaking the law and taking away more trust from the general public? The acting by the leads was fine. Zoe is fine, and lovely to look at. But the story line not so much. It ultimately didn't add up to much, imo. The late scene of them riding together was sweet and worked for me. But the overt use of 'that word' and another disdainful term just shows again how innocuous they are for a great many people, and I find it distracting, taking me out of the movie. 2 stars

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

"Gimme the Loot" may be a bit rough around the edges, but this one's a real gem.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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POORLY written script. Starts off solid, but then just seems so random and "street" talk so forced and BS, especially the female actress. Also I call BS on "representing" one of the pillars of hip hop, graffiti. BS actors representing something they don't understand or comprehend without living the life so they're performance of it reeks of FAKENESS like most Hollywood movies attempting to portray subcultures.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

It's like Godard and Spike Lee had a lovechild together.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

What makes this movie work - it could have put "based on a true story" and everyone would believe it. The acting, writing, even the camera work flaws add to a sense of realism other similar films try desperately to achieve.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Getting a window into a life i am completely unfamiliar with was one of the best parts of this very well crafted film. A hard luck day in the life story of two New York taggers who you spend equal time rooting and feeling bad for. Lots of unique characters from the bizarre to the unlikable populate this world. You realize half of the way though that the goal is not important its all about the journey though this tough but always interesting life.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

Malcolm and Sofia decide the only way to get back at rival graffiti artists who ruined their latest masterpiece is to tag the Home Run Apple of the New York Mets.

Director: Adam Leon
Producer: Natalie Difford, Jamund Washington, Dominic Buchanan
Screenwriter: Adam Leon
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Seven For Ten
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $97.8K
Runtime: 1h 21m

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