The Drop (2014)

Directed by

Michaël R. Roskam

Genre

drama film, crime film, neo-noir, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 2,451 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bartender works at a bar that serves as a drop point for organized crime. When the bar is robbed, he gets pulled into a police investigation and a dangerous local conflict.

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What happens

The Drop is a 2014 American crime film directed by Michaël R. Roskam and written by Dennis Lehane, based on his 2009 short story "Animal Rescue". It follows Bob Saginowski, a barman who becomes entangled in an investigation after the mafia-run bar where he works is robbed. It stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini (in his final film role), and Matthias Schoenaerts. It premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically on September 12, 2014, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $4.1 million during its opening weekend and $18.9 million worldwide, against a budget of $12.6 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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