Story Line
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.
“High risks come with even higher rewards.”
Top Cast
Aubrey Plaza
Emily
Theo Rossi
Youcef
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Liz
Gina Gershon
Alice
Jonathan Avigdori
Khalil
Bernardo Badillo
Javier
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Rating
6.6/ 10
Release Date
2022-08-12
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
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User Reviews (6)
Manuel São Bento
5/10
•2/21/2022FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/other-films-watched-spoiler-free-review-sundance/#emily
"Emily the Criminal boasts two phenomenal performances from Aubrey Plaza and Theo Rossi, but its by-the-numbers crime-thril...
Nathan
8/10
•8/17/2022Emily the Criminal is a brilliant look at the stakes a person will go to in order to dig themselves out of crippling student debt. I had a really good time with the film, Aubrey Plaza is fantastic as the lead, she carried this movie and made it an ab...
The Movie Mob
5/10
•9/23/2022**Emily the Criminal's intriguing story and committed performance from Aubrey Plaza brought great high notes, but slow sections and a sad conclusion added some low notes.**
Emily the Criminal chronicles a woman's impossible struggle to find work a...
rsanek
6/10
•10/7/2022Solid film, very cool to see Aubrey Plaza in more serious roles (I'm mostly familiar with her through *Parks and Rec*). Ending didn't really give me the resolution I was looking for, however, and mirroring the way Emily started (except now in South A...