The Drop
7.0 IMDb
88 Rotten Tomatoes

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The Drop follows Bob Saginowski, a quiet Brooklyn bartender whose seemingly ordinary life becomes entangled in organized crime after the bar where he works is used as a temporary “drop” location for illegal cash. When the bar is robbed, Bob finds himself caught between dangerous criminals, suspicious investigators and the complicated history of his cousin Marv, the bar's former owner. While Bob attempts to keep his distance from the criminal world, his discovery of an abandoned puppy introduces him to Nadia, creating a rare emotional connection in an otherwise violent environment. At the same time, the increasingly threatening Eric Deeds brings the neighborhood's darker secrets back to the surface. The film slowly transforms from a seemingly simple crime story into a tense character study about loyalty, guilt, identity, betrayal and redemption. Tom Hardy's understated performance as Bob is particularly important—the character's quiet nature hides far more determination than the people around him initially realize.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2014
  • Director: Michaël R. Roskam
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes / 106 minutes
  • Language: English
  • Starring: Noomi Rapace — Nadia
  • Box Office: approximately $18 million worldwide
  • Where To Watch: Netflix

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One of the most interesting things about The Drop is that it was James Gandolfini’s final completed film performance released during his lifetime. His portrayal of Cousin Marv is deliberately different from the larger-than-life mob persona many viewers associated with his famous role as Tony Soprano.

The movie was directed by Belgian filmmaker Michaël R. Roskam, making it an interesting collaboration between a European director and an American crime story set in Brooklyn. The screenplay was written by Dennis Lehane, who adapted his own short story “Animal Rescue.”

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Did You Know

Dennis Lehane’s “Animal Rescue” provided the foundation for the film. This is unusual because Lehane is better known for substantial crime novels such as Mystic River and Shutter Island. The film expands the short-story concept into a much deeper story about Bob, Marv and the criminal ecosystem surrounding the Brooklyn bar.