The Drop

  • 2014


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$ 18 Million
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Positive Reviews 135
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Average Rating 4.8/5
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2.8
Some sharp environmental detail and a few fine performances just arent compensation enough. Av Club
0.0
"Advertisement There isnt much more to the plot, which keeps its focus narrow." Av Club
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For all its scabby edged brio and canine existentialism everyone is in a cage of their own design at some point The Drop falls just shy of genuine neo .. Austin Chronicle
3.5
Bob thinks slowly, but Hardy invests every word and gesture with meaning and power.
2.5
A variety of colorful performances aside, The Drop is a thriller that is missing a pulse and is too padded to resonate near the level of the authors s .. We Got This Covered
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Its a movie thats worth watching if youre on one of those older airplanes that doesnt let you choose the programming. Collider
4.5
The Drop is one last, stirring reminder of what a great character actor Gandolfini was. Screen Daily
3.0
Largely set in a dark, roomy Irish pub that bears little resemblance to the hipster laden borough Brooklyn has become, The Drop focuses on a trio of c .. Time Out
4.5
Most thriller writers dont aim so high: You really have to grapple with Lehanes vision to see how tiresome it is. Vulture
4.0
Hardy finds the humor, humanity, and, ultimately, the edge to Bob with a very potent, yet understated performance. Ign
3.8
Roskam captures the gritty run of the mill milieu, including the cluttered lower income houses filled with a lifetime of worthless tchotchkes, and kno ..
3.6
Sometimes a movie doesnt need to be fresh to justify watching.Sometimes it just needs to be good. Paste Magazine
0.0
"Its an entertaining small movie that knows where it comes from, but given the potential of all the moving pieces involved, I cant help but feel it co .. The Young Folks
4.0
This is one case of the destination being more satisfying than the journey: Even allowing for the generic requirements of a suspenseful action climax, ..
4.0
Theres no way it cant.Marvs tough authority, his vulnerability, the flashes of anger and humor are all things Gandolfini perfected. Ny Daily News
3.8
Hardy delivers a chilling sympathetic performances, and is the main reason things work out so well.Gandolfini does his Soprano thing. Sover
5.0
I was with it, though, as a damp and depressing city fable about little people who either never made it or made it once, years ago, and then lost it. E Film Critic
3.5
While its not up to BULLHEAD, its a strong English language debut, and worth checking out. Job Lo
3.5
The Drop is ultimately a solid mood piece, with strong performances that help elevate it above its derivative story elements. Screen Rant
3.0
Viewers learn through dialogue that its the Christmas and New Year season, but the film emphasizes drizzly cold, rather than any kind of celebration o ..
4.4
Theres an undercurrent of dread running through The Drop.Lehanes screenplay takes its time, but its time not wasted, and director Michael R. Roskam (t .. Philly
3.1
Its usual predicate it would be a shame if anything happened to it remains queasily implicit.
3.8
The Drop is really just another chance for Tom Hardy to drop some of his acting science on us. The Globe And Mail
3.0
The cute puppy almost steals the show but Hardy is ace and quite the watchable chameleon in his surprising switch from lovable dumb ox to cannier than .. Empire Online
3.0
Its not so much in the tale, theres enough blood and a brutal final twist to take care of that.
3.0
For all its ponderous tone and pedigree, this remains lightweight stuff, rehashing familiar neo noir riffs while over exercising its central dogs life ..
4.0
But it is also a case of bringing about something that was waiting to happen anyway: an inescapable destiny.This is a movie riddled with guilt and fea ..
3.1
In a different movie this might feel like the silly stuff of expansive criminal conspiracies, but in keeping with its overall homespun feel, The Drop ..
3.8
Slow burning tension, dark wit and superlative performances will keep audiences captivated. Usa Today
4.4
But even though this is a world we recognize, theres nothing sentimental about its depiction. Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
10 1 7 / 10 The Drop emerges from the mind of Dennis Lehane, the author of Shutter Island, Mystic River, and Gone, Baby, Gone. The latter is important .. Blu Ray
3.0
A Brooklyn bartender (Tom Hardy), who seems none too bright, works in a bar thats a money laundering drop for Chechen gangsters. News Review
5.0
The films battered, blue collar, white ethnic Brooklyn, where every hubcap and kitchen table has been selected for maximum down market authenticity, t ..
3.1
Hardys performance as the apparently slow witted Bob is fine, but the character is such an enigma that it feels like a one note affair. Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
May be remembered primarily as the last film featuring the late James Gandolfini, but it possesses many virtues beyond his stellar performance. One Guys Opinion
3.5
James Gandolfini, in his last movie role, plays the mobbed up owner of a Brooklyn workingmans bar, but the more impressive performance here comes from .. Chicago Reader
4.0
For those of us with patience, however, the film is a decently rewarding experience and character study solidly anchored by Hardy, a terrific actor wh .. Screen It
5.0
Theres something especially poignant about watching an actor who is no longer with us doing, one final time, what he did best.In The Drop the late Jam .. The Times
3.5
But wondering how hes going to handle the mess Marv is creating makes The Drop worthwhile.
3.0
This is a film full of character and atmosphere and which pays homage to all of Roskams favourite filmmakers. Independent
3.1
Its a modest swan song for Gandolfini, and a hint at what could have been.PLOT Mobsters and psychopaths converge in a humble Brooklyn bar. News Day
3.8
But above all the film is another showcase of Hardys versatile talents.
3.0
The tone is uneven, and the ending a little queasy, but The Drops unusual chemistry keeps the minimal plot ticking over nicely. Radio Times
3.0
Ultimately, this is Tom Hardys show, and any opportunity to see this actor exercise his skills merits attention. The Wrap
2.0
Its difficult to reconcile Hardys role here alongside the bombastic Bane of The Dark Knight Rises or the forthcoming Mad Max: Fury Road, but its good ..
4.0
Bob makes contact with Nadia (an effective Rapace), a waitress whose trash can the pup was placed in.
4.0
Perhaps its because The Drop lacks the depth, dark humor and rich complexity of Roskams Bullhead, but I think its really just the fact that all this t .. Mountain X
2.5
Tom Hardy is one of the more unusual actors of his generation, but his eccentric choices like his incongruously hearty growl as the villainous Bane in .. Smh
3.5
Having made his name playing formidably muscular, extraordinary characters in the likes of Bronson and The Dark Knight Rises, the fine English actor T .. Smh
3.5
The Drop could have been an ordinary crime drama, but its elevated by extraordinary performances. Az Central
3.0
Cousin Marvs, a blue collar bar in Brooklyn, is run by Bob and Marv, played by James Gandolfini (right) But this is Hardys film. Daily Mail
3.0
WELCOME TO ME is a wild, weird and endearingly bonkers little movie with a lot of great moments. Movies
5.0
While its heartbreaking to see the grace and grief and tragedy of Gandolfinis final performance and realize that hes gone, its one hell of a movie to .. Salon
3.5
And it all leads up to Super Bowl Sunday, meaning the biggest drop of the year. Susang Ranger
4.0
Lehanes punchy dialogue and the brooding atmosphere keep you watching even as you fear The Drop might not amount to anything substantial but this is a .. Flim List
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The great James Gandolfini takes a memorable final bow in The Drop, an adaptation of a story by master of Boston pulp noir Dennis Lehane. Boston Herald
3.5
Its December 27th and Marv is wondering why Bob hasnt taken down the holiday decorations yet. Flim Threet
3.0
For a certain kind of moviegoer, the cast of The Drop is a polyglot dream come true. Time
2.8
While there are sequences that hint it might cohere to such promise, by the finale its familiarity and muddled narrative prevent The Drop from reachin .. The Film Stage
3.8
The strength of the narrative is twofold: it tells the kind of adult story often avoided by an increasingly teen oriented movie industry and keeps vie ..
3.1
As a story, and an uncertainly padded script, the movie lurches and lets us get out ahead of its developments. Chicago Tribune
4.2
Its silly and cliche and unrefined, but you love it anyway because its big and bold and it wears its silliness on its sleeve, like the CHICKA CHICKA C .. Uproxx
4.0
Not that it needed demonstrating, but Hardy once again shows what quiet force and phenomenal range he has. Hes like a young Liam Neeson with Michael F .. Boston Globe
3.0
No, the performances are good enough, the story engaging enough, but The Drop never convinces us that the events unfolding on the screen are more than ..
3.1
(Its clear, too, that the film benefits substantially from Gandolfinis typically commanding work and his palpable chemistry with Hardy.)
2.2
And the plot might have multiple strands, but its overall presentation is lackluster. Blogs Indie Wire
3.8
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) is a Brooklyn bartender.
4.0
Adapted by Dennis Lehane from his own story Animal Rescue, The Drop hangs around an old school bar in a Brooklyn untroubled by artisanal cheese shops. Irish Times
3.8
Well directed by Michael Roskam from a screenplay Dennis Lehane adapted from one of Lehanes short stories, the darkly funny The Drop is a fitting coda ..
4.0
But all tense films need some humor to lighten the load and Lehane wisely inserts a few lines and situations that had my audience laughing out loud. Tony Medley
4.0
And thats what turns this little genre pic into an honest to goodness treat. Standard
3.0
But the towering presence of Hardy holds the attention, despite the fact that nothing except some man/dog and man/woman bonding is going on. Eye For Film
3.5
Yeah, particularly if you like this genre.Its not a great time for new movies, and The Drop has more than enough scenes and moments that make it worth .. Vox
3.1
But Hardy grounds the picture, never allowing it to slip into absurdity.
3.5
It didnt quite click but got more right than wrong in a genre that depends on its enthusiasts for survival. Oregon Live
4.4
The Drop is such a solid piece of filmmaking that it feels like an old fashioned noir that has stood the test of time, remaining a favorite of cinephi .. Movies Tv Guide
5.0
So who the hell was dumb enough to hold up Marvs place and piss off the Chechens
4.0
Slow burning and riveting, The Drop is one of the best American crime dramas of the decade, and features one of Tom Hardys career best performances as .. Hey U Guys
5.0
The drama of this hard tale of corruption and betrayal, of a decent man rising above the cruelty and brutality that surrounds him, is told on the dece .. Varia Gate
3.0
It doesnt run quite as deep as those first two, but still it lingers. Digital Spy
2.0
Hardy plays melancholic bartender Bob Saginowski in this crime drama set in Brooklyn. Digital Spy
4.0
As final on screen performances go, its one that does justice to Gandolfinis legacy as a fine actor an understated, nuanced, and compelling final bow. Digital Spy
4.0
All you will get for the price of your ticket are three impeccably acted performances, and a simple story very well told. Herald Sun
4.5
In The Drop, Hardy is even more of a revelation playing the quietly spoken Bob, who tends bar and waits on customers in a tough Brooklyn neighbourhood ..
2.5
Its a crime flick that would be generic except for the fact that every single character is about as sharp as a bowling ball. Tamp A Bay
3.5
But once this slow burning thriller gets going and all the characters have been introduced its clear not everything is as it seems. Nz Herald
3.2
Hardy delivers an excellent, slow simmering performance, and the rest of the cast is first rate. But The Drop is not the most thrilling of dramas. Cleve Land
4.0
The blunder results in a killing and the loss of a much contested pitbull. Flicks
3.8
Image: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation One kind of crime story sticks to the crime, sometimes straying into comedy (the Oceans films, for insta .. Christianity Today
4.0
All of this pays off with terrific performances from an excellent cast and situations that genuinely shake up the audience, even if it remains moody a .. Contact Music
4.5
Bob Saginowski (Hardy) may be too softhearted to be living in a mob infested stretch of Brooklyn. Ar Kansas Online
3.0
A familiar story of families, criminality and blue collar angst, its a meaty, entertaining work featuring fine performances from its talented cast, in .. Cine Vue
2.5
a great acting turn by Hardy cant salvage the feeling of superficiality and sameness. Film Racket
4.4
The stunner of a performance in The Drop comes from Hardy, who once again loses himself completely in a role. Sltrib
4.0
A superbly paced and performed crime thriller that gives weight to the concept of mortal sin, The Drop once again sees the words of Dennis Lehane adap .. Matts Movie Reviews
3.5
This is a decent drama.Its not ruined by overly convenient moments or unbelievable twists (as tends to be case with such films). The Film Pie
4.2
The joint is a drop bar, a dive where Chechen gangsters launder dirty cash. Patriot Ledger
3.5
The slow pace and extraneous scenes might have added more to the films undoing if it just werent so riveting to watch in terms of overall filmmaking.
3.5
The Drop is enjoyable enough in its low key, cloistered way, but its strange how closely it adapts Animal Rescue while wasting energy on additional de .. The Dissolve
2.0
Director Michael Roskam favors mood, symbolism, and character over action, spectacle and plot; indeed, what plot there is serves the revelation of cha .. Sandiego Reader
3.0
Its not clear how accurate The Drop is as a Brooklyn movie, but it feels like its an accurate portrayal of something. Metro New York
4.0
Despite Gandolfinis solid curtain call performance, The Drop belongs wholly to Hardy. Cinemix Tape
4.5
A nearly flawless crime thriller, subtle when it needs to be and dramatically overwhelming at just the right punctuation marks. Crave Online
5.0
Im not quite sure how they pulled it off, but Im glad they went for it. Flavor Wire
4.4
Its just one of many unknown variables that keep us uncomfortably on edge. Daily Herald
3.5
The characters ultimate arc ends up hinging on an effective scene that feels somewhat underdeveloped and more than a little cliched, but Hardy sells i .. Under The Radar Mag
4.0
Refreshingly unconventional narrative developments, complex characters and great performances The Skinny
3.2
The Drop (incidentally, the film should have kept its original title, Animal Rescue, which was much more distinct and better represents its themes) re .. Movie Mezzanine
4.0
From the ashes of an underpowered thriller rises a pin sharp character study, worthy of its literary origins, thats both captivating and grounded. The Ooh Tray
4.0
What follows is a sort of apocalyptic fable in which the maltreatment of lowly animals becomes a potent metaphor for everything from immigration to th .. Scots Man
3.0
Lehanes dialogue has some gnawing bite.The Drop has layers of characterization. Tony Mack
3.5
Less than top drawer Lehane but well worth watching all the same. Wsj
4.5
Both the role and the movie are among the best things on screen this season. East Bay Express
4.0
The performances are what raises this film from a humdrum drama to a really solid flick. Fat Guys At The Movies
3.0
Despite the title, dont come expecting a high tension crime tale. Seven Day Svt
4.5
Hardy,Gandolfini Cousin Marv (Gandolfini) owns a bar in Brooklyn. Review Express
4.0
The inevitable bloodletting still manages to pack new surprises as further secrets colour what has gone before. Sky
5.0
For all his bulk, Gandolfini indicates something beyond resignation, and likely beyond redemption. New City Film
4.0
Hardy gives almost nothing away for long stretches of this slow burning thriller. Daily Star
4.4
And this story of a strong, silent Brooklyn bartender (Tom Hardy) who pulls taps at a neighbourhood bar that doubles as a drop off for the Chechen mob .. Toronto Sun
4.0
Michal R. Roskams The Drop thoughtfully alludes to eternal significance of everyday events, and the curious coincidences that run alongside unseen. One Room With A View
4.0
With Belgian director Michael R. Roskam (Bullhead) keeping a firm grip on the twisty plot while sustaining a claustrophobic atmosphere, its a surprisi .. What So
3.5
Its a serious enough movie, but theyre not afraid of being funny.The filmmakers think the comedy is where all the humanity is, and maybe theyre right. Grant Land
3.5
At this point Lets Be Cops loses much of its humour and starts looking like a film Liam Neeson will turn up in any time soon.Thats a pity because the .. The Australian
3.5
This is a movie that places mood and character above all else, and while that might not be everyones cup of tea, Michael R. Roskams The Drop is a well .. Blog Bullz Eye
3.8
Overall, it may not quite be in the best of class of the genre, but fans shouldnt miss this one. Columbus Alive
5.0
Michael R. Roskams The Drop is a throwback to the character driven New York crime films of the 1970s, aided in no small part by being filmed in areas .. Sf Weekly
4.0
If youre a fan of those films, you should know what youre getting into here. Johnhanlon Reviews
4.0
Directorial verve and a vital cast supply suspense and character but cant quite counterbalance a need for more originality and depth. Sf Examiner
3.5
Michael R. Roskam crafts a beautifully cold space for this glacially paced narrative to unfurl. Graffiti With Punctuation
3.8
The film lacks the scope of those Lehane adaptations, but theres enough grit to give Gandolfini a fitting screen farewell. Hollywood Into To
4.5
A sense of foreboding hovers over the characters.You know someone is doomed and maybe more than one. Honey Cutts Hollywood
2.5
But the movie is a ponderous effort, an earthbound trod through familiar urban noir territory without the engaging characters or meaningful themes req .. Am Ny
4.0
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No one worries about a drop bar being robbed on its big night, because only a birdbrain would try to jack up the Mob, right.Right Aarp
4.0
Dark and moody, clever and artful with a twist on clich, The Drop is a surprising and tantalizing fall crime drama sprinkled with indelible moments pr .. Abc News Go
5.0
Lehanes lean script is peppered with colourful dialogue and sustains dramatic tension. Birmingham Mail
5.0
Its hard to pump something new into this world, but the film succeeds because of its rich attention to detail and a Dennis Lehane script with a surplu .. Seattle Weekly
4.0
The Drop is quite the slow burn, with its mostly quiet, lilting scenes punctuated only occasionally with something bigger and louder, but this makes i .. The Mercury
3.5
Title: The Drop Is This Set In Boston Like Every Other Dennis Lehane Story.No, Brooklyn. Blogs Houston Press
3.2
Hardy delivered a tour de force in the over praised one man movie Locke. Oc Register
4.0
The Drop is one of the finest crime dramas youre likely to see in a long time, graced by some truly exceptional performances. Indie London
3.0
The film is based on a short story by Dennis Lehane and it shows since theres not really enough plot here for a full feature. Daily Record
2.8
Where did this frustrating movie go wrong There are multiple possible choke points. Events Austin 360
4.4
His understated performance, elevates a solid, if unexceptional Dennis Lehane screenplay into a vivid character study.
3.5
Hardy another of those ambiguous, dont turn your back on him performances that make him an asset to any film. Charlotte Observer
1.5
And this is only a handful of the incredibly unique and well written shows to send viewers through a maze of emotions. Movies About
3.8
But as a character study and a mood piece, The Drop hits some satisfying notes. Madison Movie
4.5
In this case thats more than acceptable.I dont think this adaptation heralds a new era of taut, smart Lehane adaptations. Signature Reads
2.0
Despite Hardys odd accent, one that takes getting used to, he blends into this role.
3.0
This is a great Gandolfini character.Unfortunately The Drop spends most of its running time dwelling on Tom Hardys How To Train Your Pitbull. Spliced Personality Word P ..
3.5
And, while his screenplay for The Drop doesnt quite reach the same impressive heights, its a thoroughly compelling drama all the same. Melbourne Concrete Playgro ..



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