Emily the Criminal

A scrappy pitch-black study of just how easy it is to step into the void.

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Emily the Criminal

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.
R
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Los Angeles
Runtime
97
Language
English
Director
John Patton Ford
Writer(s)
John Patton Ford
Cast
Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Gina Gershon, Megalyn Echikunwoke
FEATURED REVIEW
Philip De Semlyen, Time Out

There’s a barbed anger to this dark, late-capitalist fable – an L.A. thriller that’s much better than its on-the-nose title suggests – of which Aubrey Plaza’s Emily is the perfect avatar. A wannabe graphic designer blocked from the job market by the millstone of a criminal record, she is long past ...

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