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Critic Mike D'Angelo

There are a couple of exciting set pieces, including a superb chase sequence in which Abel pursues one of the hijackers along some train tracks...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Matt Zoller Seitz
rated 8

Chandor's film ultimately has its own vibe, though, which is no small feat considering the heavy legacy it bears. The look and performances carry it.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Angie Errigo
rated 8

Isaac and Chastain really take the breath away as a comely screen couple.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Xan Brooks
rated 8

...its canny tactical struggle remains a joy to behold.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Lisa Brygger
rated 8

Uden nogen store armbevægelser og med solid sans for opbygning og organisk udvikling er dramaet et dvælende studie i menneskelig natur.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Thomas Spejlborg Sejersen
rated 8

Chandors bud er et af de mest interessante i gangsterfilmens kanon, en genre der typisk ender i en løftet pegefinger. Her er intet tydeligt skel mellem godt og ondt...

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Isabelle Espinoza
rated 8

Filmen sjuder av atmosfär och dova färger och flyter med oavbruten spänning fram på musik och stämningar.

Read full review at Nöjesguiden
Critic Lars Bukdahl
rated 8

Filmen får meget af sin spænding og sit raffinement af lige præcis ikke at blive en gangsterfilm. Den handler om en mand, der af alle kræfter nægter at blive gangster.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

J.C. Chandor
Director
J.C. Chandor
Writer
Oscar Isaac
As Abel Morales
Albert Brooks
As Andrew Walsh
David Oyelowo
As D.A. Lawrence
Peter Gerety
As Bill O'Leary

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In 1981, New York City, Abel Morales, a ruthless immigrant entrepreneur, is determined to expand his heating oil business and fulfill his version of the American Dream. However, his ambition is hindered by the widespread corruption and violence that plagues the city during this particularly dangerous year. Morales's trucks are repeatedly hijacked, and his drivers are brutally attacked. Despite pressure from his wife Anna to fight back with violence, Abel refuses to resort to illegal means. The Assistant District Attorney is investigating Morales's company for suspected price-fixing and tax evasion in the heating oil industry. In a desperate attempt to secure a lucrative deal for a fuel oil terminal on the East River, Morales agrees to purchase it for $1.5 million with a large down payment but soon realizes that he may lose everything due to impending criminal indictments and increased violence from rivals who want in on the deal as well as an investigation by Hasidic Jews headed by Joseph Mendelsohn into possible wrongdoings within said business venture which led them all into making decisions they otherwise wouldn't have taken such drastic measures over this matter at hand today here now currently speaking about current events happening currently right now at this moment!

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