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No Good Deed (2002)

No Good Deed poster
Directed by
Bob Rafelson
Genre
drama film, heist film, neo-noir
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 217 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer gets caught up in a plan to rob a wealthy man's home. He finds himself trapped in a dangerous situation with a femme fatale and a violent gang.

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What happens

No Good Deed is a 2002 American crime thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson, his last feature film. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgård and Doug Hutchison. The screenplay by Christopher Cannan and Steve Barancik is based on the short story "The House in Turk Street" by Dashiell Hammett. The original music score is by Jeff Beal. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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