2015 · drama · crime
99 Homes
Directed by Ramin Bahrani1h 52m2015
After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.
Our read: 99 Homes (2015) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · crime entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- cold
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