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Havoc

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Fed up with the harmless antics of their suburban friends, high school students Allison (Anne Hathaway) and Emily (Bijou Phillips) set off to find some real gangsters on the mean streets of Los Angeles. After meeting inner-city thug Hector (Freddy Rodriguez), the girls begin spending their time with an entirely different sort of crowd. But, as Allison and Emily venture deeper into the criminal world, Hector's violent lifestyle and dangerous connections threaten to consume them.
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Wally Hammond Time Out 02/10/2007
You'd at least expect a decent exploitation movie from this material. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 02/10/2007
2/5
Director Barbara Kopple strays into territory occupied by James Toback and Catherine Hardwicke. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 12/07/2007
3.5/5
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 02/10/2007
3/5
This story of rich teens way out of their depth is chilling and nicely played. But it feels like a cautionary after-school movie spiced up with sex and violence. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide 02/10/2007
2.5/4
Despite the high-powered credits... this slight cautionary tale about slumming rich kids is a minor effort. Go to Full Review
Matthew Turner ViewLondon 02/10/2007
3/5
Like Catherine Hardwicke's Thirteen, only with money, this is an engaging and frequently tense teen drama with a full-on performance from Anne Hathaway. Go to Full Review
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VITALII H @freakynickison Jul 17 The original idea is very promising and had a lot of potential. Unfortunately it quickly was flushed down by simplistic scripts and weak execution. There’s not much of a character development because there’s not much of a character design in the first place. They’re just teenagers that are bored… That’s supposed to give us an excuse for everything? I would’ve like to see more scenes of Emily spending some time with her family, if there’s any trauma, what is the dynamic in their relationship and stuff… That could be use to build a character and bring more depth to this surface level drama. The movie is rushed and undone, don’t get me even start on the ending, it was quite weak. It reminded me of "Spring Breakers" (2012)… See more Jessica M @RT62842945 Jun 14 All these reviews, idk. I liked it. Very guilty pleasure. These kids are definitely out here so IDK why everybody is acting like they aren't. The trash dialogue from the rich kids. However, the actual hang members are tamed out that would have been too much for the folks at that time. See more Frans B @FransB Aug 29 Off beat to say the least. Quite enjoyed it, Anne Hathaway shows her talent and potential clearly in this character. The handheld camera is sometimes a little over the top, but otherwise okay. Fast paced and nicely written, quite a ride See more thiago s @Thiagostone 06/04/2025 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, e só as cenas sensuais salvaram um pouco o filme. See more askthecoffeeguy T @RT85030138 05/11/2025 What a shambles and a shameful use of seller talent! Great actors hamstring by wooden lines, lousy ‘hand held’ camera action that instead of setting the scene, just made me feel nauseous, and a ridiculous plot structure where Asians are the villains and are dispensable, and can’t even hit a target with a an automatic weapon from a few meters away, but a couple of corrupt cops can wipe out scores of villains with only a handgun, and the female characters are poorly written tropes in the vein of crazed lesbian assassin, or rookie cop who is somehow propelled to action hero within a few short scenes - I mean give me a break, the whole thing left me feeling nauseous and I’m pretty sure I vomited in my mouth just a little! See more Ramona D @RT12386792 05/07/2025 It's spectacular! I live for Netflix to show spectacular fantastic shows and movies! This one did not disappoint !! I really enjoyed it! I watched it twice thank you Netflix for sharing this great movie!! Talk about Exciting!! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Fed up with the harmless antics of their suburban friends, high school students Allison (Anne Hathaway) and Emily (Bijou Phillips) set off to find some real gangsters on the mean streets of Los Angeles. After meeting inner-city thug Hector (Freddy Rodriguez), the girls begin spending their time with an entirely different sort of crowd. But, as Allison and Emily venture deeper into the criminal world, Hector's violent lifestyle and dangerous connections threaten to consume them.
Director
Barbara Kopple
Producer
Jack F. Murphy, Stewart Hall
Screenwriter
Stephen Gaghan
Production Co
Media 8 Entertainment
Rating
R (Drug and Alcohol Use|All Involving Teens|Violence|Language|Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2008
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Dolby