The Drop

In the underworld of Brooklyn, New York bars, so-called ''money drops'' are used to funnel cash to local gangsters. When a robbery at the bar of his employer and cousin goes awry, a bartender finds himself entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighbourhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living ... no matter what the cost.

106 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Crime, Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Things are starting to get complicated ...

Credits

Cast	Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, John Ortiz
Director	Michael R. Roskam
Screenplay	Dennis Lehane, from his short story.
Music	Marco Beltrami, Raf Keunen
Cinematography	Nicolas Karakatsanis
Editing	Christopher Tellefsen
Sound formats	Dolby
Made in	2014
Produced by	Chemin Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Crime
Language	Strong impact, frequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Strong and infrequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 17 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Cash bar.	15
Die Burger Rozanne Els 'The Drop' prut stadig, kook wel oor.	10
Cape Times John DeFore Gandolfini adds ballast.	10
ReelViews James Berardinelli Taut, intriguing, and capable of drawing the attentive viewer in, The Drop is a good way to bridge the gap between the disappointment of 2014's summer season and the hope of better things to come in the autumn.	15
ScreenIt C. Fuchs While it might be fairly predictable and isn't the speediest of films, it's not bad watching this pot -- and plot -- start to boil.	13
Metacritic.com 3 critics	14
Rottentomatoes critics 135 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer There's no shortage of similarly themed crime dramas, but The Drop rises above the pack with a smartly written script and strong cast.	18
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	13
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Hard crime drama is well written/acted but violent.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 70 users	16
Rottentomatoes users 19943 users	15
Internet 6593 Netizens	15
Average .. 68%	14