Small Town Crime
When alcoholic ex-cop Mike Kendall finds the body of a young woman, he becomes obsessed with redeeming himself by finding the killer. In the process, he puts himself and his family in danger while hanging out with an assortment of shady characters.
31 May 1960, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA
29 September 1961, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3 August 1980, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
28 September 1947, Meriden, Connecticut, USA
26 June 1988, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
30 December 1986, San Diego, California, USA
25 July 1985, Hemet, California, USA
18 November 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA
16 May 1987, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
16 May 1974, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
October 24, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA
15 August 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 December 1971, Evanston, Illinois, USA
16 June 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 May 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
January 18, 2018
[A] crisp and mordantly funny noir.
January 18, 2018
Small Town Crime is so engrossing in its optimistic darkness that it screams for the further pulpy adventures of Mike Kendall.
December 18, 2017
Finally, there's Ian and Eshom Nelms' rollicking modern noir, which - okay, to be honest, would be equally entertaining on a screen of any size.
January 18, 2018
The ... roteness can perhaps be chalked up to Small Town Crime's fancying itself a throwback to gritty 1970s detective movies, including a score that's an homage to Lalo Schifrin. But it's set in the present, and there are off-putting moments throughout.
January 18, 2018
It combines familiar character actors and familiar story elements to produce a sufficiently satisfying, if not especially memorable, film perfect for whiling away a rainy afternoon.
January 18, 2018
It's a straightforward mystery, but it's strengthened by a collection of eclectic but recognizable characters...
January 17, 2018
Mr. Hawkes keeps you tethered, whether he's navigating the movie's uneven tones or peeling down one of cinema's lonely highways in a muscle car so lovingly shot it deserves a co-star credit.
January 18, 2018
Engagingly anchored by character actor John Hawkes, "Small Town Crime" is a satisfyingly quirky serving of frisky pulp fiction.
January 18, 2018
This is well-made entertainment, pure and simple, with enough surprises along the way to avoid being strictly formulaic. What's more, it accomplishes all this in just under an hour and a half.
January 18, 2018
Brothers Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms, who wrote and directed the film, have some solid ideas, and "Small Town Crime" moves forward with assurance and confidence.
March 21, 2017
A hardboiled melodrama with a heart of tarnished gold.
January 19, 2018
There are enough nice touches and details along the way - including Clifton Collins Jr. as an old school R&B-loving pimp - to make up for its shortcomings.
