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The Bag Man (2014)

The Bag Man poster
Directed by
David Grovic
Genre
action film, crime film, thriller film, neo-noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 381 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man is hired by a crime boss to deliver a bag to a remote motel. He waits for further instructions but finds himself drawn into a web of deception and violence.

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What happens

The Bag Man (also known as Motel or The Carrier) is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by David Grovic. It is based on an original screenplay by James Russo and a rewrite by David Grovic and Paul Conway and an inspiration of The Cat: A Tale of Feminine Redemption by Marie-Louise von Franz. The film stars John Cusack, Rebecca Da Costa, Crispin Glover, Dominic Purcell, Robert De Niro and Sticky Fingaz. The film premiered on February 28, 2014, in New York and Los Angeles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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