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  • Crime, Drama, Thriller

EMILY THE CRIMINAL

  • 2022
  • 1 HR, 37 min
  • SEP 16 → SEP 29
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Released August 12, 2022, United States
Drama, Thriller, Crime
1 hour, 37 minutes
Roadside Attractions
None
Starring
  • Aubrey Plaza
  • Theo Rossi
  • Jonathan Avigdori
  • Kim Yarbourgh
  • Gina Gershon
  • Bernado Badillo
Director

John Patton Ford

Film Information

Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring their business to the next level in Los Angeles.

Film Stills

Full Cast
Aubrey Plaza
Theo Rossi
Jonathan Avigdori
Kim Yarbourgh
Gina Gershon
Bernado Badillo
Additional Credits
John Patton Ford Director
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Reviews

“But if Emily the Criminal isn’t always successful as a genre exercise, it’s thoroughly gripping as a portrait of a woman always operating in survival mode.”

Justin Chang
NPR

“A gritty and suspenseful LA noir that also serves to examine the structural issues that uphold wealth inequality in this country. But Emily the Criminal isn’t trying to be preachy or political; it’s just authentic, and urgent.”

Katie Walsh
The Wrap

“One of the pleasures of Plaza’s performance is the way she shows us a person working out her fight-or-flight instincts in real time, and in ever more dangerous transactional situations.”

Justin Chang
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