Small Crimes

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Small Crimes

2017

1h 35m

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A disgraced former cop is released after serving a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder. He returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Small Crimes works in part but is strangely murky in others. There's a lot of dead air.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 28, 2017

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Mike D'Angelo

AV Club

If the film came across as jaded and cynical, it might well be hard to take. Instead, it seems weary and defeated, as if some people are simply born to fail.

Rated: B-

Apr 26, 2017

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

The film ties together in such a perfect bow that it's tempting to forgive all of the knots it took to get there.

Rated: B-

Mar 14, 2017

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The noir-ish chronicles of one man hoping to break free from the shackles of his past is majestically shot and endlessly frustrating.

Rated: 4/5

May 12, 2023

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Patrick Bromley

F This Movie!

The movie continues to make the case that Evan Katz is a huge talent, but it also fails to really excite me the way his last movie did.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 3, 2018

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Jacob Oller

Film School Rejects

Small Crimes is almost entirely hinged upon Coster-Waldau's beaten-dog performance of this down and out sadsack.

Aug 28, 2018

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B B

This movie has a few things that I would like to tighten, but it's hard to place on what it is, where it is. It does what it needs to do. A cop got wrapped up in the wrong thing, tries to make amends, and fix his life, but the corruption in the world didn't disappear when he went to prison. Either he beats the corruption or the corruption beats him. People lower the reviews, but it's unwarranted. The ending is great. It is dark and everything goes to crap. There aren't any loose ends.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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Andrzej W

If those are small crimes then i don't want to know what big crimes are.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/24/23

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T T

I loved this movie! It's dark and depressing, but full of a dose of reality. Despite our best efforts and best intentions in turning our lives around and making amends, things don't always have to work out. We don't always get a second chance. That's real life. Not your typical predictable and boring ending. Full of twists and turns. Keeps you engaged. Low budget which makes it refreshing, because the actors have to actually act well and not hide behind expensive special effects and CGI. Every actor did a good job.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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john t

I can see how this film wouldn't be well received, but I thought it was very well done. The sense of depression, the bitterness, hate and despair, with just a few moments of hope and a gentle romance. I liked the absence of big-budget explosions or shoot-outs, and even the very bleak ending worked well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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jelisije j

A man who recently got out of jail battles himself and everyone around him for the ultimate control of his life.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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breno g

Special Effects: 0,5/Sound Effects: 0,5/Acting: 0,5/Story: 0,5

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A disgraced former cop is released after serving a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder. He returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.

Director: E.L. Katz
Producer: David Lancaster, Stephanie Wilcox
Screenwriter: Macon Blair, E.L. Katz
Production Co: Rooks Nest Entertainment
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2017
Runtime: 1h 35m

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