Small Crimes

2017

1 hr. 35 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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18 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

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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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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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Audience Member

This had promise, but the writing could not decide whether it was going to take the story into deep-waters or not. It should have gone the way of Green Room, and just gone dark all the way through, it would have made it work. But it didn't. Love Jamie Lannister, that's why I showed up for this one.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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E.L. Katz

Director

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Joe Denton

Molly Parker

Charlotte Boyd

Gary Cole

Dan Pleasant

Macon Blair

Scotty

Robert Forster

Joe Denton Sr.

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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

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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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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Too many moments that should play as darkly-funny just don't.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 9, 2020

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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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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
Executive Producer: Julia Godzinskaya, Michael Sackler, Andrew Schwartzberg, Jaime Schwartzberg, Jon Shiffman
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

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