Life of Crime

R

Released Aug 29, 2014

1 hr. 39 min.

Crime

Drama

Comedy

List

68%

81 Reviews

Tomatometer

37%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Double-crosses and plot twists abound when a corrupt real-estate developer (Tim Robbins) decides not to pay a ransom to his wife's (Jennifer Aniston) kidnappers (John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey).

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Critics Consensus

It may not stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the best Elmore Leonard adaptations, but Life of Crime has enough ambling charm -- and a sharp enough cast -- to get by.

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Jerod S

For all that was going on in Leonard's original story, Life of Crime lands really flat. Anniston is sitting pretty in her holding room, and the action around her plods along.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/23

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steve d

I have never read this book but Elmore Leonard has a lot of great stuff. this is a total mess. I bet it's because of the adaptation.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

not sure why viewers don't like this. It was hilarious, quirky, and Aniston was great in it. Offbeat kidnap thriller with surprising wit laced all through it. Very entertaining and smartly written.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Loved it. A smart little comedy with witty dialogue and great acting. No gratuitous violence and a lot of suspense made this a must watch movie for me. Not sure why it has such a low rating.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

I don't understand the bad reviews for this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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torin f

There are many good ingredients here---talented cast, funny premise, Elmore Leonard source material---but somehow it all adds up to little more than boring and forgettable mush.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Daniel Schechter

Director

Jennifer Aniston

Mickey Dawson

John Hawkes

Louis

Yasiin Bey

Ordell Robbie

Mark Boone Junior

Richard

Will Forte

Marshall

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

The script is a nice mixture of suspense and black comic bumbling about.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 22, 2014

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

The meagre charms of the first act are soon squandered as this descends into straight-to-video stodge, progressing inexorably to a depressing climax. The book was better.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 7, 2014

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

This is a droll and well-observed comedy thriller that recreates the 1970s in convincing fashion while retaining enough of a sense of menace to avoid ever drifting off into whimsy.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2014

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Angus Batey

NME (New Musical Express)

Jennifer Aniston shines as the confused but composed hostage...

Rated: 4/5

May 18, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

A slickly made but blandish adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch. As usual Leonard's bad guys are more interesting than the straights. The trick here is figuring out who the bad guys are.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

[O]ne of the most, if not the most, faithful to the source material of all the [Elmore] Leonard adaptations...true to the stylized dialogue and wit of the novel itself. Life of Crime is as witty and wonderful on the big screen as on the page.

Dec 14, 2019

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Synopsis

Double-crosses and plot twists abound when a corrupt real-estate developer (Tim Robbins) decides not to pay a ransom to his wife's (Jennifer Aniston) kidnappers (John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey).

Director: Daniel Schechter
Executive Producer: Elmore Leonard, Jennifer Aniston, Aleen Keshishian, Charles Sauveur Bonan, Kim Leadford, Tim Nye, Christopher Herghelegiu, Larry Ladove, James Garavente, Jacob Pechenik
Screenwriter: Daniel Schechter
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Ashok Amritraj, Gotham Group
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 29, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $261.7K

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