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I Care a Lot

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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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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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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 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. Rated: 4/5 Sep 23, 2024 Full Review Elamin Abdelmahmoud BuzzFeed News If the film itself doesn't care to deliver on its own promise, it's hard to imagine why we should care at all. Dec 17, 2021 Full Review Guy Lodge Film of the Week 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. Mar 23, 2021 Full Review Jillian Chilingerian Offscreen With Jillian 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? Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Elissa Suh Moviepudding Cinematically frustrating... Aug 21, 2023 Full Review Zach Pope Zach Pope Reviews I CARE A LOT IS AWESOME Jul 26, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jay K This movie will keep you scratching your head trying to decide if it was one of the worst or best you’ve ever seen and for that alone I must give flowers. Extremely frustrating at moments, and there are a few coincidences that push the plot forward, but all in all, this is the reality of the world we live in. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Saad A An extremely evil plot and for the show to defend that evil character. The writer must be a some wicked soulless person. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Luis Gabriel R If the first time that I write a comment there. I just joined there to write how angry and frustrated this movie makes me feel. Just a waste of time. Horrible Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/26/25 Full Review Samuel B The most predictable movie I have ever seen. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Malori W It was hard for me because there isn’t anyone good that you want to win. It was entertaining but disappointing, I guess I enjoy movies with an actual protagonist that deserves to win. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/11/25 Full Review Esther H If I could give it negative stars I would. It doesn’t even work as a thought provoking piece, as the storyline lost its way and never arced back to being any good at all. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/29/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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