Graceland

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Graceland

Released Apr 26, 2013

1h 24m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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The life of a chauffeur (Arnold Reyes) takes a terrifying turn when -- by mistake -- his own young daughter is kidnapped instead of the child of the corrupt politician for whom he works.

Adam Nayman

Globe and Mail

Graceland ... has a ruthlessness rarely attempted by its North American counterparts.

Rated: 3/4

May 10, 2013

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The film feels increasingly exploitative as it becomes more overtly political, illustrating various forms of injustice with blunt, sensationalistic imagery.

May 3, 2013

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Richard Kuipers

Variety

A potent combo of hostage thriller and high-impact morality play.

Apr 26, 2013

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Graceland is worth recommending as an examination of a character whose moral compass has been realigned.

Rated: B

Jul 27, 2020

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Marc Mohan

Oregonian

Sometimes difficult to stomach, the film captures the fragility of normal life in such a hotbed of crime and disorder.

Rated: B

May 29, 2013

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Jason Anderson

The Grid

Morales's often brutal morality tale has both a grim intensity and a shattering impact.

Rated: 7/10

May 10, 2013

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Audience Member

One of the best crime thriller Filipino film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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lars p

One plot twist too many but overall a solid film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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This one borrows the premise of Kurosawa's "High and Low", but focuses on the man who's daughter is inadvertantly kidnapped and goes very different places from there. Marlon is the chaffeur for a corrupt politician. While driving the politician's daughter and his own, kidnappers strike, but confuse the two girls, killing the politician's daughter and kidnapping Marlon's. Once they realize their mistake, they blackmail Marlon into covering up the mistake in order to collect and ransom and get his daughter back. The kidnapping turns out to be motivated by a lot more than money, and things turn ugly. A fairly nasty and effective thriller.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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First Filipino movie and worthy of a look.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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I do believe it did well for a low budget film but it could have been so much better with more money pumped into it and another director with a better grip on making taunt thrillers!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

A very dark and gritty Pinoy version of Taken... only the father in this film has no set of skills and he's more fucked up than Neeson. I liked it a lot the first time I saw it but it's too brutal and anti-Pinoy to be shown outside the country. Full review @ http://e-revs.blogspot.com/2013/05/graceland-e-review.html

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

The life of a chauffeur (Arnold Reyes) takes a terrifying turn when -- by mistake -- his own young daughter is kidnapped instead of the child of the corrupt politician for whom he works.

Director: Ron Morales
Producer: Rebecca Lundgren, Sam Rider
Screenwriter: Ron Morales
Distributor: Drafthouse Films
Production Co: Imprint Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Filipino
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 9, 2017
Runtime: 1h 24m

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