Emily the Criminal
1h 36m
Crime | Drama | Thriller
About
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.
Director
John Patton Ford
Cast
Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Badillo
Rating
Year
2022
Country
United States
Language
English
Main Trailer
Reviews
- "In Emily the Criminal, [Aubrey] Plaza goes to her darkest territory to date, seamlessly blending the edges of an "unlikable" character with her own persona. She's got an edge, but dammit if you can't root for her."
- IndieWire - "A force-of-nature performance by Aubrey Plaza. "
- RogerEbert.com - "A show-stopping intense thriller with depth. "
- Screen Rant - "Ford has a knack for making us sweat without relying on an over-egged score or over-stacked stakes. It’s a genre movie with its feet firmly on the ground, small in scale and tight in focus."
- The Guardian - "Ford imbues his story with a tense, vibrating energy, moving briskly between the breathlessness of a heist thriller and the sharper barbs of social satire."
- Entertainment Weekly - "A heist movie from the modern workplace."
- United Press International - "A cool, confident debut whose steady build mirrors the increasing stakes faced by its namesake, John Patton Ford’s EMILY THE CRIMINAL is a nail-biter that makes the most of the tough side Aubrey Plaza has shown in even her most comic performances."
- The Hollywood Reporter
Awards
- Annapolis Film Festival
Festivals
- Sundance Film Festival
- San Francisco Int'l Film Festival
- Calgary Underground Film Festival
- Sydney Film Festival