Deadfall

"You can't escape your past."

2012 1h 35m EN

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A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.

“You can't escape your past.”

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Cast

Eric Bana
Addison
Olivia Wilde
Liza
Charlie Hunnam
Jay
Kate Mara
Hanna
Kris Kristofferson
Chet
Sissy Spacek
June
Treat Williams
Becker
Patrick Kerton
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Credits

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Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Writers: Zach Dean
Languages: English
Countries: France, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 16% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, shot by Shane Hurlbut. 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 Marco Beltrami. 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 Arthur Tarnowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde and Charlie Hunnam carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You can't escape your past.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stefan Ruzowitzky directs. Shane Hurlbut behind the camera. Marco Beltrami scores. Arthur Tarnowski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 16% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 14 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.
4Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, shot by Shane Hurlbut. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Arthur Tarnowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde and Charlie Hunnam carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You can't escape your past.".
9IMDB entry: tt1667310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "sibling relationship", "heist", "partner", "murder".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shane Hurlbut
Original score: Marco Beltrami
Editing: Arthur Tarnowski
Production design: Paul D. Austerberry
Costume design: Odette Gadoury
Makeup / hair: Gaétan Landry
Sound: Gabriel J. Serrano
Stunt coordinator: Jean Frenette
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $1,900,000
Return: 16% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Deadfall (2012)

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John Chard2014-04-18
★ 8/10
Like an angel come down from the storm. Deadfall is directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and written by Zach Dean. It stars Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kate Mara, Treat Williams, Kris Kristofferson and Sissy Spacek. Music is by Marco Beltrami and cinematography by Shane Hurlbut. Siblings Addison (Bana) and Liza (Wilde) are fleeing a casino heist that’s gone badly wrong. Deciding to split up, they arrange to meet up at a later point and go their separate ways. Liza hooks up with ex-convict Jay (Hunnam) while Addison has a date with an abusive father. All while the police, led by a father and daughter pairing who have their own family issues, close in on them along with a blizzard. Ruzowitzky’s snowy neo-noir may not have the most brainiest of plots, but it makes up for that elsewhere with genuine thrills, spills and wintry chills. Shane Hurlbut photographs it in steely cold metallic blues, piercing whites and bloody reds, then laying an ethereal sheen over the night time sequences. This is perfect tonal accompaniment to the characterisations fronting the story, Addison and Liza have definite incestuous leanings, with the former capable of brutal violence when required. Jay, out of prison, is a big disappointment to his father (Kristofferson), but more pressing concerns are a deadly confrontation he is forced into, and that he’s falling for Liza, who appears to be damaged goods and whose motives are unclear. On the supposed good side of the snowy fence is Hannah (Mara) and Becker (Williams), daughter and father cops, she strives to make her daddy proud, he resents her for not being a son, even chastising her with cold venom in front of other officers. It’s a whirlpool of troubled characters battling it out in the snowy wilds of North America. Ruzowitzky inserts some quality action sequences as the protagonists/antagonists snake towards their date with destiny, which arrives in a classy film noir trope way at Jay’s parents house. The air is pungent with fatalism and the link of all characters having kin problems gives the narrative some bite. Very well performed by the cast, this is comfortably recommended to neo-noir lovers. 7.5/10
Wuchak2021-07-07
★ 7/10
A hell of a Thanksgiving in northern Michigan After a heist in Michigan, a killer and his little sister (Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde) take different paths in the snowy wilderness just before Thanksgiving. An ex-con (Charlie Hunnam) who happens to be fleeing authorities in Detroit meets the girl on the way to his parents’ remote farmhouse (Kris Kristofferson & Sissy Spacek). Meanwhile the cops are on their trail (Treat Williams & Kate Mara). Who will survive the holiday? “Deadfall” (2012) is a wintery crime thriller in the mold of “Fargo” (1996), “A Simple Plan” (1998) and “Wind River” (2017). It’s the least of these due to contrivances and occasional bad scripting, like the police chief’s eye-rolling verbal abuse of his daughter (I’m not saying mistreatment like this doesn’t occur, just that it could be written & executed more convincingly). Yet the snowy, sylvan landscapes are great and the thrills are constant. Plus there are some interesting neo-noir dramatic threads and you can’t beat the notable cast, including the striking Olivia (who looks like she needs to eat some hamburgers). The film runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot in Quebec, in areas outside Montreal. GRADE: B-/B
Dr Nostromo2026-04-24
★ 4/10
39/100 The movie basically details all the events concerning two siblings (who robbed a casino and killed a cop) and a recently paroled convict (who attacked his former boss) while on the run from the law through full winter country. With that premise and the big names in the film, I didn't expect it to be so dull. After the exciting and promising opening, the film painfully studies characters that are uninteresting and, in most cases, unlikable and continues to drag us along to a climax that is just a peg or two above ho hum. - DrNostromo.com