Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
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 |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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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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Suggested age limit 17 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
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 |