November Criminals

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sacha Gervasi directs. Mihai Malaimare Jr. behind the camera. David Norland scores. Martin Pensa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 9 years ago.
• 3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
• 4Directed by Sacha Gervasi, shot by Mihai Malaimare Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by David Norland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Martin Pensa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Ansel Elgort and Chloë Grace Moretz and David Strathairn carry the top of the cast.
• 8IMDB entry: tt3266284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Classified under 17 themes, including "high school", "based on novel or book", "drugs", "death of mother".

The technical file

Cinematography

Mihai Malaimare Jr.

Original score

David Norland

Editing

Martin Pensa

Production design

Curt Beech

Costume design

Julie Weiss

Makeup / hair

Nichole Pleau

Runtime

86 min · 1h 26m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

November Criminals (2017) ↗

Also by

Sacha Gervasi

• 
  Anvil! The Story of Anvil

  2008 · ★ 7.6
• 
  Hitchcock

  2012 · ★ 6.6
• 
  My Dinner with Hervé

  2018 · ★ 6.3

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  November Criminals Trailer - On Digital 11/7 & In Theaters 12/8

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

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  Black Bicycle Entertainment

  US

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  Lotus Entertainment

  US

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  Stage 6 Films

  US

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  Ingenious Media

  GB

• OL

  Olfactory Productions

• TR

  Treetop Pictures

• B.

  B.I.G.

Key crew

• NovelSam Munson
• ProducerAra Keshishian
• ProducerMarc Bienstock
• Executive ProducerBill 'Splat' Johnson
• Executive ProducerJim Seibel
• ProducerErika Olde
• Costume DesignJulie Weiss
• Set DecorationVanessa Knoll
• Executive ProducerJessica de Rothschild
• Executive ProducerD.J. Gugenheim
• Executive ProducerTrevor Duke-Moretz
• Production DesignCurt Beech
• CastingDouglas Aibel
• Executive ProducerSteven Knight
• ProducerBeth O'Neil
• Executive ProducerTeri Duke Moretz
• Executive ProducerAngus Sutherland
• CastingHenry Russell Bergstein
• Makeup Department HeadNichole Pleau
• EditorMartin Pensa
• Co-ProducerCharles V. Bender
• Executive ProducerTanja Tawadjoh
• Art Department AssistantCaroline Brewer

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• high school
• based on novel or book
• drugs
• death of mother
• search for truth
• complex relationship
• washington
• based on young adult novel
• unsolved murder
• social inequality
• identity struggle
• hidden connections
• determined teenager
• unreliable authorities
• teen investigation
• dangerous leads
• institutional failure

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical (limited)2017-12-08PG-13
• Digital2017-11-07· VOD

Also known as

International titles

• 追兇TW
• Criminosos de novembroBR
• SzívásHU
• Los Criminales de NoviembreES
• Criminal TownJP