Film201483 min

No Good Deed

Name: No Good Deed
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 2014
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo, Henry Simmons

Taste attributes: crimethrillerdramadetectivehorrortried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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"First he gets into your house. Then he gets into your head."

Boxlist takeUnsavoury and weighty: a stylised crime thriller, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 500 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.

Synopsis: TMDB