The Shakedown

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The Shakedown

2024

1h 44m

Comedy

Crime

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4 Reviews

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When his mistress threatens to expose the secret of their affair, a respectable medical aid broker seeks the help of his criminal underworld brother to save his reputation.

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Josiah Teal

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08/09/2024

7.5/10

Despite the early struggles, The Shakedown evolves into a narrative that is dripping in dramatic irony and features one of the best accidental headshots since Pulp Fiction.

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Andrea Chase

Killer Movie Reviews

08/08/2024

4/5

A bonkers black comedy that celebrates family values with a body count.

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Daniel Hart

Ready Steady Cut

08/08/2024

1.5/5

This Cape Town crime comedy movie is exhausting and tedious, and not even outrageous sex dolls could save it.

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Mark Dujsik

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08/08/2024

2/4

[I]t miscalculates in trying to make a sympathetic figure of the haplessly misguided protagonist...

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Michael O

May 31

One of the best black comedies I've ever seen. Definitely not for everyone, but it was hilarious for me! The best thing is it's not very predictable like the majority of today's movies, it has some interesting and unexpected turns. Definitely worth seeing!

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Simon B

Mar 23

Lightweight fluff. I’ve watched adverts with deeper plots.

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09/12/2024

Good fun with twists and turns. Good message to be kind to ourselves. We all mess up sometimes, but we can't let it define us or prejudice others.

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Synopsis

When his mistress threatens to expose the secret of their affair, a respectable medical aid broker seeks the help of his criminal underworld brother to save his reputation.

Director: Ari Kruger
Producer: Sune Wolmarans
Screenwriter: Ari Kruger, Daniel Zimbler
Distributor: Prime Video
Production Co: Sketchbook Studios
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 8, 2024
Runtime: 1h 44m

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