No Good Deed (2002)
Directed by Bob Rafelson / Sam Miller
Genres - Drama, Mystery, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Crime Thriller |
Release Date - Sep 12, 2003 (USA - Limited), Sep 12, 2003 (USA) |
Run Time - 103 min. |
Countries - Germany, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Andrea LeVasseur
Based on a story of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, the crime thriller The House on Turk Street was directed by veteran filmmaker Bob Rafelson. Cello-playing cop Jack Friar (Samuel L. Jackson) searches for a teenage runaway on Turk Street and ends up in the home of an elderly couple (Joss Ackland and Grace Zabriskie). The house also turns out to be the headquarters for a gang of criminals who are planning a bank robbery, and Jack is quickly held hostage. When Jack is left alone with gang member Erin (Milla Jovovich), he teaches her to play the cello and the two share a mutal attraction. Meanwhile, Erin continues to manipulate gang leader Tyrone (Stellan Skarsgard), violent thug Hoop (Doug Hutchison), and inside man David (Johnathan Higgins).
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bank-robbery, cello, couple, elderly, femme-fatale, hostage, police-officer, teenagers