Play Dirty

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shane Black directs. Philippe Rousselot behind the camera. Alan Silvestri scores. Chris Lebenzon cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
• 2Released last year.
• 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
• 4Directed by Shane Black, shot by Philippe Rousselot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Chris Lebenzon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield and Rosa Salazar carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "Even robbers get robbed.".
• 9IMDB entry: tt18392014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Philippe Rousselot

Original score

Alan Silvestri

Editing

Chris Lebenzon

Production design

Owen Paterson

Costume design

Kym Barrett

Makeup / hair

Belinda Anderson

VFX supervisor

Eric Brevig

Sound

Aaron Glascock

Stunt coordinator

Glenn Suter

Runtime

128 min · 2h 8m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$2,500,000

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Play Dirty (2025) ↗

Also by

Shane Black

• 
  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  2005 · ★ 7.2
• 
  The Nice Guys

  2016 · ★ 7.1
• 
  Iron Man 3

  2013 · ★ 6.9
• 
  The Predator

  2018 · ★ 5.6
• 
  Edge

  2015 · ★ 5.0
• 
  Edge

  2015

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Bank Heist Leads to Horse Track Mayhem - Clip

  Clip · Official
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  Inside the Sound of Play Dirty | Behind the Scenes with Warner Bros. Sound Team

  Behind the Scenes · Official
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  Mark Wahlberg's Epic Train Crash Plan - Clip

  Clip · Official
• 

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  Parker's Interrogation Goes Wrong - Clip

  Clip · Official
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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Manuel São Bento2025-09-30
  ★ 3/10

  FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/play-dirty-review/ "Play Dirty is a huge disappointment. It feels like a cheap imitation of a Shane Black film, rather than a genuine and memorable addition to his filmography. It fails on almost every level, from the most basic technical aspects to the lack of originality in its script. It's a soulless project that wastes a talented cast and, more importantly, the viewer's time, leaving us wondering how the man behind such vibrant classics could deliver something so forgettable and devoid of passion. It's proof that sometimes, a filmmaker's magic can simply vanish without a trace." Rating: D+

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• C_Hickcock2025-10-23
  ★ 10/10

  Don't understand the mixed reviews. This movie is fun, big action scenes. Very funny. A lot of twists and turns. The opening is a series of surprises. It slows down a bit after that. But then it's great and it ends great. Seems like there are a lot of haters who are hating for reasons that aren't about the actual movie.

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• Chandler Danier2025-11-08
  ★ 4/10

  Venezuelans hire Parker, the coolest American in the world, to commit the most horrific terror act on NYC since Hell up in Harlem. How many killed by that crash? Explosions, building fires, random people on the street, one liners. How can we like these people? …and the movie casually begins again from there, our lovable terrorists celebrating in the Christmas spirit. This movie sucks. It is boring but the train shit…so weird. Confounding. Absent. The nonchalant way he kills a waiter but everyone accepts and wants him. He kills her? Then is indignant, ‘you better not let her down,’ to the guy? I might not be divergent enough. Alls I know is, you better be a honest-to-goodness, muslim-tricking, random-slaughtering, santa-loving Christian!

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Team Downey

  US

• 

  Amazon MGM Studios

  US

Key crew

• ProducerSusan Downey
• CharactersDonald E. Westlake
• Executive ProducerAnthony Bagarozzi
• Executive ProducerShane Black
• ProducerJules Daly
• Co-ProducerEzra Emanuel
• Executive ProducerJames W. Skotchdopole
• ProducerMarc Toberoff
• Production DesignOwen Paterson
• Supervising Art DirectorIan Gracie
• ColoristYvan Lucas
• Costume DesignKym Barrett
• Set DecorationRebecca Cohen
• CastingSarah Halley Finn
• EditorChris Lebenzon
• EditorJoel Negron
• Hair Department HeadBelinda Anderson
• Executive In Charge Of ProductionDave Bennett
• Production Sound MixerNick Emond
• Visual Effects SupervisorEric Brevig
• "A" Camera OperatorDes Whelan
• Casting AssociateMolly Pinto
• Visual Effects SupervisorDan Bethell
• Visual Effects ProducerKatie Plumer

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• heist
• thief
• insecure
• reflective
• wonder
• awestruck

Release history · US

When it landed

• Digital2025-10-01R· Prime Video

Also known as

International titles

• 玩得很脏MO
• 脏局TW
• 盗亦有道CN
• Jogo SujoPT
• Juego sucioAR
• Нечесна граUA
• Jogo SujoBR
• بازی کثیفIR