Small Town Crime

Name: Small Town Crime
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: January 19, 2018
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Anthony Anderson, Clifton Collins Jr., Daniel Sunjata, Don Harvey, James Lafferty

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Saban Films | Release Date: January 19, 2018 | R

Starring: Anthony Anderson, Clifton Collins Jr., Daniel Sunjata, Don Harvey, James Lafferty, Jeremy Ratchford, John Hawkes, Michael Vartan, Octavia Spencer, Robert Forster

Summary: Ex-cop Mike Kendall (John Hawkes) discovers the body of a young woman and, in an act of self- redemption, becomes hell bent on finding the killer. While his un-couth and quirky detective style helps break open the case, his dogged determination unwittingly puts his sister (Octavia Spencer) and best friend (Anthony Anderson) in danger.

Director: Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Marten Carlson

Nov 13, 2017

The film’s success rides on the shoulders of Hawkes, and for the most part, it works. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Nov 13, 2017

Written and directed by sibling filmmakers Ian and Eshom Nelms with equal measures of respect and skepticism for pulp conventions, the movie comes across as neither pastiche nor parody, but rather as a seriously down-and-dirty crime story with a savage sense of humor. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jan 17, 2018

Small Town Crime is so engrossing in its optimistic darkness that it screams for the further pulpy adventures of Mike Kendall. Hawkes imbues him with the beat-down appeal of a Sam Spade or a Jim Rockford. Read full review

John DeFore

Nov 13, 2017

Starring John Hawkes as a booze-addicted former cop who stumbles across a mystery he can't stand to leave unsolved, the scuzzy-looking pic is a boon to the actor's fans. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Jan 17, 2018

The Nelmses don’t make enough of their more intriguing ideas (Mike’s familial history) and end up right where you expect they would, bang bang. But Mr. Hawkes keeps you tethered, whether he’s navigating the movie’s uneven tones or peeling down one of cinema’s lonely highways in a muscle car so lovingly shot it deserves a co-star credit. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Jan 25, 2018

Small Town Crime doesn’t give us much to hang onto apart from its casting, and from its experiential beer-stained, cigarette-tainted atmosphere. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Dec 18, 2017

It doesn’t transcend its genre, it wallows in it. Sometimes, that’s almost enough. Read full review

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caf2042

Mar 1, 2018

Small Town Crime is a 2018 indie crime-thriller from the Nelms brothers. I had heard nothing about this movie when I put it on last night, and I can honestly say that I was blown away. This is an incredibly engaging, intelligent thriller featuring an incredible performance from John Hawkes.Small Town Crime is a 2018 indie crime-thriller from the Nelms brothers. I had heard nothing about this movie when I put it on last night, and I can honestly say that I was blown away. This is an incredibly engaging, intelligent thriller featuring an incredible performance from John Hawkes. This rivals Winter’s Bone as his best performance, and every time he was on-screen I was captivated. The direction shines, and shows an impressive amount of restraint. As the plot unwinds, every twist and turn is surprising and shocking and insane. The final third of the movie reaches a fever pitch of tension and is absolutely incredible. Honestly, I didn’t think I would see such an amazing movie so early into the year.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Jan 28, 2018

A mystery of formula, direct and created simply with the order to entertain and frankly it does it. Very good performance by John Hawkes by the way.