99 Homes

2014
R
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

39K

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Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield in 99 Homes (2014)

Charismatic and ruthless businessman Rick Carver is making a killing by repossessing homes - gaming the real estate market, Wall Street banks and the US government. When he evicts Dennis Nash, a single father trying to care for his mother and young son, Nash becomes so desperate to provide for his family that he goes to work for Carver - the very man who evicted him in the first place. Carver promises Nash a way to regain his home and earn security for his family, but slyly seduces him into a lifestyle of wealth and glamour. It is a deal-with-the-devil that comes with an increasingly high cost - on Carver's orders, Nash must evict families from their homes. As Nash falls deeper into Carver's web, he finds his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.

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A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

39K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 24 nominations total

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Trivia
Director Ramin Bahrani used a 24mm lens for close-ups of Andrew Garfield as it gave greater depth as to what was showing on his face.

Goofs
Simple admissions of guilt someone in a stressful situation is not going to cause the police to immediately arrest you. Nash was facing an armed man who clearly wasn't bent upon self injury or perhaps harming others. Even if he "admitted" his alleged guilt in a criminal matter, the police would have required more evidence (such as the event had actual occurred) before they could arrest him.

Quotes
Rick Carver: Don't be soft. Do you think America give a flying rats ass about you or me? America doesn't bail out the losers. America was built by bailing out winners. By rigging a nation of the winners, for the winners, by the winners.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kristen Stewart/Michael Shannon/Cage the Elephant (2016)

Soundtracks
Loco Loco
Written by Marlon Betancur
Performed by Mr. Kapri
Published by Edimusica USA
Courtesy of Miami Records Inc.
By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

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A thought provoking film

This film tells the story of a hard working builder who gets unemployed, and hence cannot keep up with the mortgage payments and is subsequently evicted. Stars align themselves and his fortune is reversed when he is offered a job by the man who evicted him from his home.

"99 Homes" has an intense beginning that absorbs me into the story. The circumstances it portrays is very real and relevant to people in lower income brackets, and their pain of losing their homes is piercingly recreated. I feel so sorry for Dennis because he appears to be such a hard-working, honest and amicable guy. As the story progresses, he is faced with various moral dilemmas. The story is captivating, and it's helped by the intensity of the marvellous performances of Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield. It is a very good and thought provoking film, that leaves me wondering about the rights and wrongs of Rick and Dennis.