Life of Crime (2013)

Directed by

Daniel Schechter

Genre

crime film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 432 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two small-time criminals kidnap the wife of a wealthy businessman. They expect a quick ransom payment, but the husband does not want to pay.

criminalwittydarkly comictensecharacter-drivendrysuspensefullow-key

What happens

Life of Crime is a 2013 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Daniel Schechter, based on Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch (1978), which includes characters later revisited in his novel Rum Punch (1992), which was adapted into the Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown (1997). Life of Crime was screened on the closing night of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, at the 2014 Traverse City Film Festival and released in theaters on August 29, 2014 by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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