Release Date
September 12, 2014 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
January 20, 2015 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Michael R. Roskam
Writer
Dennis Lehane
Cast
Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, John Ortiz, Ann Dowd, James Frecheville
Studio
Running Time
106 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for some strong violence and pervasive language
What is The Drop about?
THE DROP is a new crime drama from Michaël R. Roskam, the Academy Award nominated director of BULLHEAD. Based on a screenplay from Dennis Lehane (SHUTTER ISLAND, GONE BABY GONE), THE DROP follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski (TOM HARDY) through a covert scheme of funneling cash to local gangsters – “money drops” in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv (JAMES GANDOLFINI), Bob finds himself... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Don’t mess with Tom Hardy. Just don’t. Because he’s a badass, and badasses always win when you mess with them. He plays a badass in The Drop, but not the kind of I-will-find-you-and-I-will-kill-you-Liam-Neeson kind of badass. He plays the soft-spoken guy who stands there, takes your shit like a docile bunny rabbit and then destroys you when you’re least expecting it.
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