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      Steal Me

      Released Jun 10, 2005 1h 35m Drama List
      44% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A homeless 15-year-old thief (Danny Alexander) tries to seduce older women while searching for his mother, a prostitute. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Melissa Painter delivers a really low budget indie with great cinematography and some naturalistic performances from Cara Seymour, Hunter Parrish, John Terry and Danny Alexander. It's not that compelling but it's good for what it is. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite an entertaining coming of age tale, replete with copious amounts of only partially requited sexual attraction. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A compelling film that illustrates the fact that life has no quick fixes. The film centers around Jake who is a runaway searching for his Mother. He is taken in by a local family he idolizes. Jake is given the opportunity to change his life but can't seem to resist the urge to fall back into old patterns. The truly interesting aspect of this film is the character development. From the Mother slowly opening up to Jake to Jake himself who seems to always be outside of relationships and unable to fully immerse himself in his new life. Steal Me forgets cliche endings and typical runaway storylines and in the process creates an extremely engaging and unique experience. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Such potential, and such a disappointment. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member A classic case of overreaching, Steal Me boasts unorthodox camera angles, dramatic shifts in its palette and a generally adventurous visual style. What it lacks is believable dialogue, credible relationships and a serious foundation for its overripe psychology. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Very very slow moving and downright boring. The main character is shallow and unappealing it makes the film very hard to get involved in. I didn't care what happened to anyone in the film. This is a good film to watch if you have trouble sleeping. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Steal Me is a beautifully realized small film of understated power. Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 22, 2005 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Everything about Steal Me, the new feature from the writer and director Melissa Painter, feels dangerously overripe. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 9, 2005 Full Review Jami Bernard New York Daily News Drifter comes to small town, gets all the ladies hot. But it's not the steamy, literate Picnic, starring William Holden - instead it's the pretentious Steal Me, an artily photographed, puzzlingly acted indie. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 9, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Harry Haun Film Journal International [Painter's] best achievement is the way she skillfully manipulates her almost-known cast into complicated characters that you can care about. Oct 6, 2005 Full Review Ernest Hardy L.A. Weekly It's not really original stuff, and there are few genuine surprises, but Painter skillfully layers visual details and off-the-cuff dialogue into a smart, condescension-free piece on small towns and the complicated lives they contain. Sep 22, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A homeless 15-year-old thief (Danny Alexander) tries to seduce older women while searching for his mother, a prostitute.
      Director
      Melissa Painter
      Screenwriter
      Melissa Painter
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 10, 2005, Original
      Runtime
      1h 35m