Michaël R. Roskam directs Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini in this crime thriller where a bartender sees his quiet life going sideways when adopts the wrong dog and his bar gets robbed.

Hardy playing a soulful brute enigma. Gandolfini, a schlubby threat. Rapace, a flinty vulnerable decent person. Three fantastic leads doing what they do best. Dennis Lehane wrote the screenplay and his understanding of the mechanics of modern crime are second to none. Wintery, petty, a cage. The Drop is first and foremost a character piece, never bombastic, very humane. This overlooked gem is one of the best neo-noirs of this century.

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Perfect Double Bill: Gone Baby Gone (2007)

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