DramaCrime

The Drop

Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.

Release Date : 2014-09-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fox Searchlight PicturesChernin EntertainmentTSG EntertainmentIngenious Media

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Animal Rescue

Cast

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Tom Hardy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nadia

Original Name : Noomi Rapace

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cousin Marv

Original Name : James Gandolfini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eric Deeds

Original Name : Matthias Schoenaerts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Torres

Original Name : John Ortiz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dottie

Original Name : Ann Dowd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chovka

Original Name : Michael Aronov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fitz

Original Name : James Frecheville

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Romsey

Original Name : Elizabeth Rodriguez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Briele

Original Name : Tobias Segal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rardy

Original Name : Michael Esper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andre

Original Name : Morgan Spector

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Regan

Original Name : Ross Bickell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Millie

Original Name : Patricia Squire

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Chris Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Lucas Caleb Rooney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stevie

Original Name : Jeremy Bobb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sully

Original Name : James Colby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donny

Original Name : Mike Houston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sean

Original Name : Michael O'Hara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Car Guy

Original Name : Scott Johnsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angry Patron

Original Name : David Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cashier

Original Name : Jessica Tate

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Timer #1

Original Name : John Di Benedetto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Timer #2

Original Name : Robert Turano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cocktail Waitress

Original Name : Erin Darke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tim Brennan

Original Name : Khan Baykal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bearded Chechen

Original Name : Jack Dimich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Dexter

Original Name : Danny McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Cathy Trien

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chechen Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Ziwak

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Are you doing something desperate? Something we can't clean up this time? The Drop is directed by Michael R. Roskam and written by Dennis Lehane, who adapts from his own short story titled Animal Rescue. It stars Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace and Matthias Schoenaerts. Music is by Marco Beltrami and cinematography by Nicolas Karakatsanis. Brooklyn barman Bob Saginowski (Hardy) spies an opportunity for a better life - but only if he can escape family ties, the crime that surrounds him and a dark past It's arguably a tricky film to recommend with confidence given that it doesn't sit still in crime genre company. This is very much a character based story about a small handful of people affected by crime, where they are chained to events occurring by way of law breaking. Roskam is in no hurry what so ever to spin his picture's literary worth, very much favouring a slow burn - even low key - approach. He deftly develops atmosphere whilst simultaneously ensuring we the viewers are very much a part of the setting and situations - something Lehane does so brilliantly in his novels. By the time the pic plays its hand, what appeared at first to be needless complexities, are valid and close the piece down with some considerable success. 7.5/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-28

"Bob" (Tom Hardy) and his cousin "Marv" (James Gandolfini) run a bar that is regularly used for the anonymous drop - money paid to their Chechen landlords - and all goes fine until it is robbed. They are tasked with retrieving the money and are soon immersed in a cycle of gangland betrayal and deception that isn't helped by a police investigation into another murder, and the curious "Eric Deeds" (Matthias Schoenaerts) whose dog "Bob" has rescued from maltreatment. Nobody knows who to trust and director Michaël Roskam manages to use the talent at his disposal, alongside some effective lighting and a careful build up of the pace to help this better-than-average thriller work up to it's clever conclusion. Noomi Rapace ("Nadia") features only sparingly, and Hardy's accent maybe isn't the best - but the complexities of the plot as well as a reasonable attempt to develop the characterisations into people we cared a little about do help this stand out. Hardy shows us that he has the ability to deliver a slightly more multi-dimensional persona and this is a good watch with quite a quirky ending.