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The Crash

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White-collar criminals are enlisted by the secretary of the treasury to prevent a cyber-attack that would derail the world's economy.
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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 01/16/2017
Several respectable actors offer dicey performances here, but Rappaport's screenplay is the real villain, expecting thin references to real-world financial peril to paper over gaping holes in credibility and plain-old drama. Go to Full Review
Godfrey Cheshire RogerEbert.com 01/13/2017
1.5/4
These are all cartoon figures out of Frank Capra's most feverish populist nightmares. Go to Full Review
Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal 01/12/2017
What is The Crash about? First off, it's about Mr. Rappaport's ability to get his film produced, and hats off to him for that, since it couldn't have made much sense on paper and hasn't grown in coherence on screen. Go to Full Review
Travis Hopson Punch Drunk Critics 01/14/2017
2.5/5
Let's just say that Ron Paul supporters will probably embrace The Crash and the theories it comes up with. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 01/13/2017
In its strained effort to get your blood boiling, the script trots out trite cliches that diminish the suspense. Go to Full Review
S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media 01/13/2017
2/5
Limp financial cyber thriller has lots of strong language. Go to Full Review
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victor o 09/11/2022 I saw this for AnnaSophia Robb and with a story billed with an impressive cast I was expecting a good film. I was wrong. Released in a way that is supposed to draw upon the real-life economic disasters from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the Great Recession of the 2000s. A corporate consultant is called up with intelligence that a possible attempt against the US and eventually the world's economy would collapse. But the consultant gets wary of the significance of this, particularly with his troubles with the government. Along with personal problems in his life he does what he can as he ends up discovering something far worse than anything else he could have imagined. I expected better with a great cast, but this movie was all hat and no cattle, basically a hate letter to corporations for seeking profit. Blaming them for past mistakes isn't bad enough that they got to make them culpable in a crime that hasn't happened. I even found it stupid that they depicted a certain individual to become President of the United States, which thankfully never happened. Yes, I voted for the other one, the one who won. A nauseating story that tries to pass itself like it was the Bourne Identity of economic terrorism. Dumb basically. See more 01/24/2022 Story too niche, details maybe too fine... I never had a good feel for what was going on. It's like 'Hackers' goes to 'Wall Street.' Computer hacking and wall street trading - two things I know little about. It does, however, present a very real alternative problem as a reason for things going wrong, like conspiracy theorists have been saying all along. See more 03/02/2021 I was hoping the crash should be in the vein of something like margin call but it’s not even close. The film does have a rather intriguing cast and story but the movie is poorly made. The script is an absolute mess as is the pacing and dialogue. The camera work is nauseating constantly zooming in and out trying to be like a Bourne identity movie. On top of that it’s a pretty boring film very little to compel the viewers interest. See more 04/28/2019 made it 15 minutes before turning it off out of boredom See more 08/16/2018 TERRIBLE cinematography. Musta been shot with a cell phone. Camera movement was VERY distracting. Decent plot idea poorly executed. So pathetic I recommend seeing it so you'll be able to say you saw the worst movie of the century. See more 03/09/2018 Gotta assume that it's director Aram Rappaport who is the real hacker, he breached the security of all these actors, and used the personal information that he found in order to blackmail them into being in this garbage, because I cannot see any other possible explanation for how this happened. If not a hacker, then Aram Rappaport is at the very least, a hack. No wait, I've got one more: "The Crash? More like... The Trash." See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis White-collar criminals are enlisted by the secretary of the treasury to prevent a cyber-attack that would derail the world's economy.
Director
Aram Rappaport
Producer
Gabriel Cowan, John Suits, Hilary Shor
Screenwriter
Aram Rappaport
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
Vertical Entertainment, New Artists Alliance
Rating
R (Language Throughout)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 13, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 24m
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