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Blue-collar Midwesterner Mike Alvarado attempts to save his family from the throes of poverty by investing their savings into speculative cryptocurrencies. However, as his investment strategy decays into a full-blown gambling addiction, he sends his life into a nightmarish anxiety-inducing downward spiral, compromising his relationships with his girlfriend, his developmentally disabled brother, and his recovering addict cousin. A twitchy, hyper-contemporary comedy with equal doses of laughs and panic attacks.

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Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com Apr 1
It’s got a knack for cranking up the tension and miserable hilarity, and it captures something true about life in the United States in the first quarter of the 21st century. Go to Full Review Timothy Lee Geeks of Color Aug 22
8/10
An absolute delight of a movie that I loved from beginning to end. Not only am I eager to revisit this film in the future, but I am also excited to see what Daley has in store next. Go to Full Review Daniel Gorman In Review Online Aug 12
An absurdist comedy that gradually transforms into a white-knuckle thriller. Go to Full Review Jeff Nelson Guy at the Movies Jul 30
3/5
As messy as $POSITIONS can be, it’s funny and extraordinarily stressful. Go to Full Review Lisa Laman Culturess Jun 30
In the end, $POSITIONS is one of those motion pictures just reminding audiences of superior movies they could be watching instead. Go to Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review May 9
D
One of the most thoroughly unpleasant films I've had to sit through in some time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Brandon Daley

Director

Michael Kunicki

Mike Alvarado

Vinny Kress

Vinny

Trevor Dawkins

Travis

Kaylyn Carter

Charlene

Jeffrey A. Hunter

Lorenzo
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Movie Info

Synopsis Blue-collar Midwesterner Mike Alvarado attempts to save his family from the throes of poverty by investing their savings into speculative cryptocurrencies. However, as his investment strategy decays into a full-blown gambling addiction, he sends his life into a nightmarish anxiety-inducing downward spiral, compromising his relationships with his girlfriend, his developmentally disabled brother, and his recovering addict cousin. A twitchy, hyper-contemporary comedy with equal doses of laughs and panic attacks.
Director
Brandon Daley
Producer
Ben Gojer, Jake Bloom, Brandon Daley
Screenwriter
Brandon Daley
Production Co
Beef Squad
Genre
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m