Rent Emily the Criminal (2022)
3.5 of 5 from 279 ratings
1h 37min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily (Aubrey Plaza) takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level, ultimately leading to dangerous consequences.
- Actors:
- Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Badillo, John Billingsley, Kim Yarbrough, Kara Luiz, Janice Sonia Lee, Wesley Han, Wyatt Barrios, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Brandon Sklenar, Ben Rodgers, Ricarlo Flanagan, Amje Elharden, Jonathan Avigdori, Victor Manso, Lamar Usher, Roman Arabia, Roman Mitichyan, Jack Topalian
- Directors:
- John Patton Ford
- Producers:
- Tyler Davidson, Aubrey Plaza, Drew Sykes
- Writers:
- John Patton Ford
- Studio:
- Medium Rare
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/01/2023
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (4) of Emily the Criminal
A nice little thriller - Emily the Criminal review by AB
This film is a well crafted thriller. Aubrey Plaza puts in a fine performance as Emily, a young woman with a crap job. She also has debts which she can't pay off. She is offered the chance to do something quick but illegal to earn good money. Things start to escalate and the tension winds up. It's a good little movie, with all the cast doing a fine job. Recommended.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Cracking - Emily the Criminal review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Cracking crime thriller has Plaza as Emily - up to her ears in debt and working dead end jobs as some low level earlier criminality locks her out of anything else. One of her work colleagues gives her a number to make $200 and this involves her in a dummy shopper credit card fraud ring. She goes into a shop using a fake card and walks out with a high end TV that is then sold on for cash. She finds that idea intriguing so does a larger scam that very nearly goes badly wrong but when she realises how much money can be made she offers to join the team. It is run by Yousaf (Rossi) and his cousin and as soon she is making her own credit cards and getting romanticly involved with Yousaf. The cousin is not at all happy with this and indicates he will cut Yousaf out so he decides to rob his cousin - only to discover his cousin has beaten him to it….. As Emily sees all the hard work going to waste and a return to her dead end life she decides to take action…. Plaza is just superb in the part - after a lifetime of lousy jobs and being ripped off there is no way she is going to walk away with Rossi as the boyfriend who is just beginning to realise what he has unleashed. Cracking synth wave score and in an age where so many movies drag on well over the 2 hour mark this achieves all it wants in a taut 97 minutes. Terrific stuff - 4/5
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Solid and Interesting Crime Drama - Emily the Criminal review by GI
An assured directorial debut from John Patton Ford, a crime drama with a solid central performance from Aubrey Plaza. She plays Emily, a talented artist who its trapped in low paid jobs due to a stifling student debt and some criminal convictions which prevent her getting the jobs she yearns for. In desperation she turns to credit card fraud under the tutelage of Youcef (Theo Rossi). As she is lured by the ease and increased money she dives deeper down the rabbit hole of crime despite a couple of tense encounters. In deed Emily begins to gain greater confidence in her life. This drama pokes a stick, with admittedly some pretty broad strokes, at the American problem with getting out of debt and living with youthful misdemeanours that continually are used to prevent people realising their proper potential. The film doesn't excuse the path that Emily takes but attempts to explain her. The film rattles along at a good pace and even when this causes big leaps in how Emily progresses to clever criminal it's Plaza who keeps the whole thing grounded and believable. A good solid crime drama that is well worth checking out.
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