I Care a Lot

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I Care a Lot

R

2020

1h 58m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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Poised with sharklike self-assurance, Marla Grayson (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike) is a professional, court-appointed guardian for dozens of elderly wards whose assets she seizes and cunningly bilks through dubious but legal means. It's a well-oiled racket that Marla and her business-partner and lover Fran (Eiza González) use with brutal efficiency on their latest "cherry," Jennifer Peterson (two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest) -- a wealthy retiree with no living heirs or family. But when their mark turns out to have an equally shady secret of her own and connections to a volatile gangster (Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage), Marla is forced to level up in a game only predators can play -- one that's neither fair, nor square.

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Critics Consensus

A searing swipe at late-stage capitalism, I Care A Lot is an exhilarating pitch black comedy with a wicked performance from Rosamund Pike.

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Audience Says

Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage do good work, but they're acting in a dark and ugly story that doesn't give the audience anyone to root for.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

09/23/2024

4/5

It is refreshingly pungent, and as the engine of a crime plot with some truly outrageous twists, Pike gives an outstandingly nasty performance worthy of major attention.

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Elamin Abdelmahmoud

BuzzFeed News

12/17/2021

If the film itself doesn't care to deliver on its own promise, it's hard to imagine why we should care at all.

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Guy Lodge

Film of the Week

03/23/2021

Filmmaking this perversely amoral is never going to be a crowdpleaser, and early responses have been aggressively divided, but I Care a Lot isn't out to be liked: like the best con artists, it gets you caught up in its strut.

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Jillian Chilingerian

Offscreen With Jillian

08/22/2023

I Care A Lot gives us a reality check we haven't had in a while that will leave us wondering: who are the Marlas of the world?

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding (Substack)

08/21/2023

Cinematically frustrating...

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

07/26/2023

I CARE A LOT IS AWESOME

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Hila C

@Hilacris 2d

What a horrible movie!

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Israel M

@ISRAEL2704 4d

ONE OF THE MOST DISGUSTING MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN

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Adam A

@Shadowedhand Jan 3

A plot concept that could totally be put to good use turns into a fever dream of unrealistic events unfolding. There are more lesbian romance scenes than scenes that would better benefit character development of central characters. Somehow Rosamund Pike is a secret agent with the capability of taking down multiple 200+ pound men. As the movie drags on you start to realize that good idea bad execution is a hallmark of this film.

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Rodrigo P

Dec 29

Que pena que una película con tan buen tema lo hayan manejado de forma tan pésima.

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Sheng G

@movies.2hd68 Dec 21

While the film begins with an alluring idea about cut throat capitalism and the fear of institutional corruption, its downfall is the implausibility of the events. A Russian mafia boss whose henchmen are incapable of basic criminal activity? A white woman anti-hero who is portrayed in a Kill Bill style survival scene and goes on to overcome her nemesis who has more experience killing people? Gimme a break.

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sebastian v

@Sebas97 Dec 9

Una película carente de sentedio en muchas partes de su historia, forzando muchas cosas que se notan y se sienten de esa manera.

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Synopsis

Poised with sharklike self-assurance, Marla Grayson (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike) is a professional, court-appointed guardian for dozens of elderly wards whose assets she seizes and cunningly bilks through dubious but legal means. It's a well-oiled racket that Marla and her business-partner and lover Fran (Eiza González) use with brutal efficiency on their latest "cherry," Jennifer Peterson (two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest) -- a wealthy retiree with no living heirs or family. But when their mark turns out to have an equally shady secret of her own and connections to a volatile gangster (Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage), Marla is forced to level up in a game only predators can play -- one that's neither fair, nor square.

Director: J Blakeson
Producer: J Blakeson, Michael Heimler, Teddy Schwarzman, Ben Stillman
Screenwriter: J Blakeson
Production Co: Black Bear Pictures, Crimple Beck
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 19, 2021
Runtime: 1h 58m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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