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99 Homes
2015 112 min United States of America R 18+
★7.5
Drama, Crime
Director: Ramin Bahrani
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Description
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.
Budget:
$8M
US Gross:
$1.41M
Worldwide:
$1.41M
Starring
Andrew Garfield
Actor
Michael Shannon
Actor
Laura Dern
Actor
Awards
Venice Film Festival 2014
— Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award – Best Film
Venice Film Festival 2014
— SIGNIS Award – Special Mention
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016
— Best Supporting Actor
Venice Film Festival 2014
— Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival 2014
— Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award – Best Film
Saturn Awards 2016
— Best Independent Film
Venice Film Festival 2014
— SIGNIS Award – Special Mention
Key opinion
99 Homes is a gritty, morally complex drama that examines the human cost of the 2008 financial crisis through the lens of foreclosure and displacement. While critics frequently debate the plausibility of the protagonist's descent into corruption, the film is widely praised for its powerful performances and its unflinching look at systemic economic injustice.
| Acting | Michael Shannon delivers a compelling, multi-layered antagonist whose cynical opportunism is the film's most consistently praised element. | |
| Theme | The film offers a stark, poignant examination of moral ambiguity and the fragility of conscience when faced with systemic economic dispossession. | |
| Acting | Andrew Garfield's performance draws polarized reactions; some viewers find his emotional portrayal of a desperate father viscerally moving, while others view the character's motivations and transformation as unrealistic. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided: supporters value the gritty, realistic portrayal of the housing crisis, while detractors criticize the plot as being over-engineered, clichéd, or predictable. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is a subject of disagreement, with some viewers finding the narrative flow uneven and suffering from stretches that drag, particularly during the character's pivotal moral shift. | |
| Ending | The resolution of the story is frequently cited as a weakness, with several reviewers describing the ending as predictably poor or sentimentality-laden. |