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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 75/100. Scores higher than 83% of the 909 2000s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic75/100
113 audience votes
Key crew
- Nash EdgertonDirector
- Joel EdgertonWriter
- Matthew DabnerWriter
Cast
- David RobertsRaymond Yale
- Claire van der BoomCarla Smith
- Joel EdgertonBilly
- Hanna Mangan LawrenceLily (as Hannah Mangan-Lawrence)
- Anthony HayesGreg 'Smithy' Smith
- Peter PhelpsJake
- Bill HunterGil Hubbard
- Kieran Darcy-SmithBarney
- Stephen WestonCharlie
- Lisa BaileyWendy
- Lucy BellMartha Yale
- Damon HerrimanEddie
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Themes
australiafiremarriagesuspicionmoneyrevengetragedymurderarsonmobsterneighborextortion