Good People (2014)

★ 5.5 1h 30m 488 votes IMDb

Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Tom's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them is dead, and he's left behind a stash of cash—$400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary—the thief who stole it—and that's when very bad things start happening to good people.

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James Franco
James Franco as Tom Reed Age 47 · Palo Alto, California, USA James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for appearing in f...
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson as Anna Reed Age 46 · Los Angeles, California, USA Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for an Academy Award. Born to singer Bill Hudson an...
Anna Friel
Anna Friel as Sarah Age 49 · Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She rose to fame in the UK as Beth Jordache on the Channel 4 soap Brookside. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Friel, lice...
Omar Sy
Omar Sy as Khan Age 48 · Trappes, Yvelines, France Omar Sy (born 20 January 1978) is a French film actor, best known for his duo with Fred Testot, Omar et Fred, and for his role in The Intouchables, written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Tol...
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson as DI John Halden Died 2023 · Leeds, England, UK Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (February 5, 1948 – December 30, 2023) was an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe A...
Sam Spruell
Sam Spruell as Jack Witkowski Age 49 · Southwark, London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sam Spruell is a British actor. His film credits include Defiance (2008), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), London to Brighton (2006), To Kill a King (2003) and...

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Reno 7/10 Sep 09, 2016
**The combination of good people and bad money!**

Much better film than I expected. Looks kind of a French thriller, but based on the novel of the same name. It revolves around a young American couple who moved to London, where they're on the verge to lose the inherited house after the severe debt. Luckily they find bundles of money from their dead renter. Since it was a bad money they wait for the right time to spend it, but what follows is their nightmare who ends up running away from the most dangerous men.

This is really a good story and a well made film, but I don't understand how it was so underrated. Obviously the critics did their job like usual, but the film fanatics turning it down as well which is a very sad. I know it feels so familiar, but very entertaining with lots of edgy moments. Especially the final battle between all the group at one place was very good, yet they kept it so simple. Both the lead actors were fantastic, including a small contribution by Tom Wilkinson.

It is a small story, that mostly takes place in a week. But the pace was excellent and it comes to the point without making any delay in the form of development. Yet there remains some mystery like how the guy died in the couple's rented apartment. Excluding those which only brings cliché if it goes deeper, the film definitely worth watching and I feel happy for watching a good thriller after a long time. So I recommended it.

7/10

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