Pocket Listing (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Pocket Listing

| image = Pocket Listing (film).png

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Conor Allyn

| producer = Alejandro Salomon
Frederic Cipoletti
Naji Jurdi

| screenplay = James Jurdi

| starring = {{plainlist|

James Jurdi
Logan Fahey
Caitlin Gerard
Christos Vasilopolous
Jessica Clark
Rob Lowe
Ken Davitian
Burt Reynolds}}

| music = Sean Murray

| cinematography = Amanda Treyz

| editing = Nic Hill
Brett Solem

| studio = Helios Productions
Mythmaker Productions

| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Orion Pictures
Momentum Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2016|12|02}}

| runtime = 92 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Pocket Listing is a 2016 American neo-noir black comedy film directed by Conor Allyn, written by James Jurdi, and starring Jurdi, Logan Fahey, Caitlin Gerard, Christos Vasilopolous, Jessica Clark, Rob Lowe, and Burt Reynolds. The film was acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Orion Pictures for limited theatrical and video on demand release on December 2, 2016.{{cite web | last=Kay | first=Jeremy | url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/shoot-wraps-on-pocket-listing/5065176.article | title=Shoot wraps on Pocket Listing | work=ScreenDaily | date=January 8, 2014 | accessdate=February 9, 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Busch |first1=Anita |title=Orion Pictures Picks up 'Pocket Listing' For Limited Theatrical Release |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/pocket-listing-theatrical-release-2016-rob-lowe-burt-reynolds-1201848696/ |accessdate=27 August 2019 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=4 November 2016}}

It has been described as a "darkly comic crime thriller" which centers on "the story of a former hot-shot Los Angeles property broker who is given a second chance by a corrupt power couple with a commission to sell their Malibu mansion, a deal riddled with criminal activity.

Plot

Set around the issue of the U.S. real-estate market and its various casualties, Frank Hunter and his sultry wife, Lana, hire disgraced Los Angeles property broker, Jack Woodman, to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa. Fired from a top broker firm by real-estate mogul Ron Glass, and framed by his menacing, drug-addled son, Aaron, Woodman soon finds himself in a world of double crosses, mistaken identity and crooked deals, the type that are literally life or death.

Cast

Rob Lowe as Frank Hunter
Burt Reynolds as Ron Glass
James Jurdi as Jack Woodman
Jessica Clark as Lana Hunter
Logan Fahey as Aaron Glass
Noel Gugliemi as "El Cabron"
Ken Davitian as Mr. Mousian

Critical reception

Ben Gummery of Battle Royale with Cheese wrote: "This plays like a ‘Wolf of Wall Street‘ tale for the L.A. property market however in the third act this turns into more of a Cohen-brothersesque dark comedy of betrayal and adultery" and ended his review by writing that "this is a fun little flick."{{cite news |last1=Gummery |first1=Ben |title=Review: Pocket Listing (2015) |url=https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2016/02/review-pocket-listing-2015/ |website=Battle Royale with Cheese |accessdate=24 August 2019 |date=11 February 2016}}

Weetas wrote that the film is one of the essential movies about real estate. "Another thriller that takes place in the real estate arena, this great movie ... is part thriller and part black comedy, it shows the shady side of huge real estate deals...it is very entertaining to watch."{{cite news |title=Real estate can be entertaining: 6 Must watch real estate movies |url=https://www.weetas.com/article/real-estate-can-entertaining-6-must-watch-real-estate-movies/ |accessdate=24 August 2019 |work=weetas.com |date=27 January 2019}}

Steve Cook of the American Genius wrote that "It’s a hip new Hollywood offering with an edgy story line about money, greed, power, sex, revenge, redemption, and real estate. In that order...Set in Malibu and featuring such well-worn talent as Rob Lowe and Burt Reynolds, the flick is a racy shoot‘em up about an extraordinary villa with a pool that seems to flow off the edge of a cliff into a Malibu arroyo."{{cite news |last1=Cook |first1=Steve |title=Pocket Listing thriller flick highlights ongoing industry topic |url=https://theamericangenius.com/housing/editorials/pocket-listing-thriller-flick-highlights-ongoing-industry-topic/ |accessdate=24 August 2019 |website=The American Genius |publisher=The American Genius, LLC |date=7 December 2014}}