99 Homes

"Greed is the only game in town."

2015 1h 52m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 886

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Synopsis

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After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.

“Greed is the only game in town.”

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Cast

Andrew Garfield
Dennis Nash
Michael Shannon
Rick Carver
Laura Dern
Lynn Nash
Nicole Barré
Nicole Carver
J.D. Evermore
Mr. Tanner
Tim Guinee
Frank Green
Noah Lomax
Connor Nash
Clancy Brown
Mr. Freeman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writers: Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi, Ramin Bahrani
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 18% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ramin Bahrani, shot by Bobby Bukowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antony Partos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ramin Bahrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon and Laura Dern carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Greed is the only game in town.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2891174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ramin Bahrani directs. Bobby Bukowski behind the camera. Antony Partos scores. Ramin Bahrani cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 18% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Ramin Bahrani, shot by Bobby Bukowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Antony Partos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ramin Bahrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon and Laura Dern carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Greed is the only game in town.".
8IMDB entry: tt2891174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "florida", "parent child relationship", "motel", "finances".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bobby Bukowski
Original score: Antony Partos
Editing: Ramin Bahrani
Production design: Alex DiGerlando
Costume design: Meghan Kasperlik
Makeup / hair: Ulla Gaudin
Stunt coordinator: Danny Cosmo
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $1,411,927
Return: 18% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: 99 Homes (2015)

Awards

Grand prix du Festival de Deauville

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TruckerTwotimes2016-03-23
★ 10/10
This movie is reality, it shows real life experiences of how people were ripped off by wall street and their employees we call government.
Reno2016-04-24
★ 8/10
Jumping back into the pool where you have almost drowned once. I think it was Andrew Garfield's recent best performance. Because he hasn't done any films lately since 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' critically failed. His role was awesome, but a struggling young single father. When he loses his inherited family house to the bank, he has no choice but to make a quick decision that can secure his family a roof over the head. But when the things get ugly, the new issues begin to appear, and with a narrow chance he tries to fix it. Another excellent character in the movie that played by Michael Shannon. Not like you know this story very well, and wonderfully narrated story on the screen about what a desperate man can do with his small opportunity to rise again. You will know the twist is coming, but when and how is what we have to patiently wait for. I almost liked the entire film, except the end, which was a bit weak solution and stronger in the display. 8/10
CinemaSerf2023-10-21
★ 6/10
Now there can be little arguing that Andrew Garfield - even without the big hair - is a good looking man whom the camera very much likes. That does not, however, compensate for the fact that he is a a truly mediocre actor - and this film, sadly, displays that in spades. He ("Nash") is a single father living with him mum (Laura Dern) but he loses his job on a construction site. The bank forecloses and when the bailiffs arrive they are quite literally chucked out onto the street by the police and a rather avaricous, ruthless realtor "Rich Carver" (Michael Shannon). Desparate to get his family back home, he ends up doing odd jobs for his nemesis and gradually that expands until he is little better than a mini-me version; just as cruel and insensitive to an increasing number of victims of unemployment and bad luck. The story doesn't hang around, but I was puzzled by just how quickly the resolutely defiant Garfield character turned native, and the implausible haste with which this happened really robbed this of any sense of realism. Shannon is quite good as the malevolent exploiter, but there no real contributions from Dern and the ending is really quite predictably poor.