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Teens in a low-income neighborhood get lured into working for a violent and dangerous drug dealer. When a new girl harboring a dark secret arrives in town, their relationship jeopardizes everything.
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Kristy Puchko Nerdist 04/27/2017
3/5
All in all, this is a strong and engaging drama from a promising director who dares to urge empathy for figures traditionally dehumanized. And the performances are stirring. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 04/26/2017
Thumper fails to overcome its numerous clichs. Go to Full Review
David Bax Battleship Pretension 12/11/2020
Thumper fails because Ross forgets that the reason cinema is so good at sending messages is because it engenders empathy and, in order to do that, we need to care about the characters as people... Go to Full Review
Pete Vonder Haar L.A. Weekly 11/15/2017
The film also is buoyed by [Pablo] Schreiber's intensity. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 11/09/2017
B+
It's an accomplished feature, and for those interested in a more realistic young-cops-in-high-school endeavor, "Thumper" handles the social aspects and procedural trail with care. Go to Full Review
Jamie Righetti Film School Rejects 08/08/2017
A dark and subversive thriller that exposes the underbelly of crime and poverty not for shock value but instead to expose the uncomfortable parallels between our tidy lives and the messy secrets we try to keep locked inside. Go to Full Review
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07/20/2021 Great movie with an excellent screenplay. It shows the roots of critical issues faced by our society nowadays. See more 02/01/2021 Dark and Edgy. Eliza Taylor was fabulous and Pablo Schreiber was scary! See more 09/04/2019 It's not the movie you'd expect, but a very gritty movie about high school life, drug use, and how people's shitty lives lead them down a path ALL characters didn't see for themselves. It's on Netflix, so watch it. It has its moments of tension, and an ending that is real as life can be. See more 11/22/2018 One star. That's all you need to know about this movie. It is one star. See more 08/14/2018 Excellent movie. Extremely well done with strong performances. See more 03/19/2018 Strengths: Here's a film that breathes on the performances of the cast. Eliza Taylor (Kat), of The 100 fame, is stellar in the lead role. She's vulnerable, tough, and sympathetic. You want to root for her in every scene, even with her flaws. Pablo Schreiber (Wyatt) is a strong antagonist, playing something similar to his show stealing work in Den of Thieves. There's an intensity behind what he does without going over the top. It's a tough balancing act. The pacing of the film is great and the cinematography is something that will probably go overlooked. The film is the right amount of dark and gritty, while managing to look good. The supporting cast of Lena Headey (Ellen), Daniel Webber (Beaver) and Grant Harvey (Troy) all did fine work. Weaknesses: The plot and premise aren't very original. The indie film take on the drug world is tried and true, leading to this movie following a few tropes. The concept plays out like a more serious take on 21 Jump Street. I took some issue with the ending. I'm okay with something open-ended or unhappy, but this felt empty. Kat gives up her undercover cop life, mostly to be with her son. Our final scenes with her show the kid being a brat and running away from her the first chance he gets. That's fine, to show that this won't be easy, but there's not even a hint that what she did was the right move. Furthermore, there's not really any closure for some of the other characters. Overall: Not the most original of films, but one that gets by on high quality acting. The cast all do some of their best work and carry this thing. There's some good work by the director as well. The ending leaves a lot to be desired, though. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Teens in a low-income neighborhood get lured into working for a violent and dangerous drug dealer. When a new girl harboring a dark secret arrives in town, their relationship jeopardizes everything.
Director
Jordan Ross
Producer
Fernando Loureiro, Roberto Vasconcellos
Screenwriter
Jordan Ross
Production Co
The Orchard
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 7, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
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