Criminal Activities

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Criminal Activities

2015

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Indebted to a ruthless crime boss, four friends must kidnap a family member of a rival kingpin as payback.

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

Nov 20, 2015

Its combined cast has an all-ages appeal, although Robert Lowell's screenplay struggles to drive through 94 minutes.

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Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

Nov 20, 2015

3/4

"Criminal Activities" is a sneaky, snaky little crime thriller with some pretty impressive plot twists.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Nov 19, 2015

Haley whips it into something reasonably entertaining even as you start thinking about how truly great "Get Shorty" and Travolta's Chili Palmer were midway through those double-crossing criminal activities.

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Kiko Martinez

San Antonio Current

Jan 26, 2018

C

The screenplay piles it on with extra storylines, all of which give no nuance to the characters or make any of the conflict more exciting or original.

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Marija Djurovic

Cairo360

Mar 28, 2016

3/5

While it seemingly draws on the likes Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and True Romance, there's still something alluring and awfully inviting about Jackie Earle Haley's lively and intriguing directorial debut, Criminal Activities.

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Dec 10, 2015

An exciting revenge thriller enhanced by 'Pulp Fiction' vibes and a fascinating -- but quirky -- performance by Dan Stevens (as you've never seen him before).

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Craig W.

@CJWolfe27 Apr 7, 2026

Was going to give it less stars but the end was good

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Kenny K

@RT82031656 Mar 17, 2025

Keeps your interest and has a good twist at the end.

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Brett C

@Harvey658 Jul 30, 2023

Stupid waste of time

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Sean M

@RT90866493 Apr 29, 2023

I liked this movie. Good acting and didn't see the twist ending coming at all. Would certainly recommend!

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Jul 11, 2020

Pulp Fiction meets Usual Suspects. good acting, great writing, great narrative , twists and turns. Ending really blew me away, Underrated for sure.

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Mar 21, 2020

There's nothing remotely new about this movie, but the concise pace and overrated cast manages to keep things going.

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Synopsis

Indebted to a ruthless crime boss, four friends must kidnap a family member of a rival kingpin as payback.

Director: Jackie Earle Haley
Producer: Wayne Allan Rice, Howard Burd, Micah Sparks
Screenwriter: Robin Moore
Distributor: RLJ Entertainment
Production Co: MayDay Movies, Capacity Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 34m

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