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Greedy People

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Greedy People

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Released Aug 23, 2024

1h 30m

Comedy

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46 Reviews

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Residents of a small island town navigate a murder and the discovery of a million dollars, a series of increasingly bad decisions upend the once peaceful community.

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Critics Consensus

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a doofus with entertaining savvy in Greedy People, a shaggy crime comedy that welcomes unflattering comparisons to better examples of the genre.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It’s not a bad premise by any means, but a noir romp, however bizarre and farcical, surely has to take place in a recognisably real world where there are plausibly real constraints on people’s behaviour.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 18, 2024

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Does it make any sense? No. But I was cracking up from scene to scene.

Sep 16, 2024

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

It doesn’t always work, but it more often than not hits its target, thanks to the performances and an unexpected ending.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 28, 2024

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

With the majority of its main characters unlikeable, there's nobody to root for - which undoes much of the tension.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 17, 2025

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Roger Salvans

Fotogramas

It's a shame that the final result is not greater than the sum of its parts. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Feb 7, 2025

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Vinamra Mathur

Firstpost

For all those who are tiring of banal cash-grabbing vanity projects that only make noise at the ticket windows, this crime comedy comes as a breather despite some flaws in the story.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 25, 2024

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Joseph A P

I was surprised how dark this movie was, very cool twist

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/26/24

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Wayne M

Greedy People is kind of nonsensical and kind of fun. It has many faults but is also kind of entertaining. It purports to be a noir style comedy/thriller but it falls short in most areas. We follow two cops in a small Southern town. Will is a rookie and has an expecting wife. He is paired with veteran Terry who is unhinged and morally questionable. On call Will is called to investigate a burglary. Accidentally there is a death at the scene. When Terry joins Will they also find a huge amount of cash in a basket. So there the coverups begin. For the death and also the money. The action gets crazier as it goes along. The problem I believe is that a lot of it rings false. It's also probably not funny enough to keep you gripped. But I guess it's also loosely entertaining. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Himesh Patel do their best with the insubstantial material. A minor effort, but has its moments.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/25

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Landry H

The plot was terrible. The characters were all incredibly unlikeable. It’s advertised as a “comedy” but not funny? The only thing that made this movie relatively worth my time was Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s acting and I mean the ONLY thing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Benjamin C

Just really really stupid, it gets a slightly better score because of some of the acting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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N A

Dark comedy unexpected twist and turns , enjoyed the movie from beginning to finish.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/02/25

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Percy W

Great movie, but heavy sigh, I had to deduct points for Gaffy trying to destroy the movie with his wildly tragic reductive imaginations, we get it Gaffy you're a simpleton, we are not all overly consuming, duh.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Synopsis

Residents of a small island town navigate a murder and the discovery of a million dollars, a series of increasingly bad decisions upend the once peaceful community.

Director: Potsy Ponciroli
Producer: Devin Andre, David Boies, Kevin M. Brennan, Shannon Houchins, Chris Parker, Zack Schiller, Dylan Sellers
Screenwriter: Mike Vukadinovich
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Hideout Pictures, Boies Schiller Entertainment, Limelight
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 23, 2024
Runtime: 1h 30m

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