Small Town Crime

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{{Infobox film

| name = Small Town Crime

| image = SmallTownCrime.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = {{ubl|Eshom Nelms|Ian Nelms}}

| producer = {{ubl|John J. Kelly|Brad Johnson|Parisa Caviani}}

| writer = {{ubl|Eshom Nelms|Ian Nelms}}

| starring = {{ubl|John Hawkes|Anthony Anderson|Clifton Collins Jr.|Michael Vartan|Caity Lotz|James Lafferty|Robert Forster|Octavia Spencer}}

| music = Chris Westlake

| cinematography = Johnny Derango

| editing = Traton Lee

| studio = {{ubl|6 Foot Films|Avva Pictures|John J. Kelly Entertainment}}

| distributor = {{ubl|DirecTV Cinema|Saban Films}}

| released = {{Film date|2017|03|11|SXSW|2018|1|19|United States}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Small Town Crime is a 2017 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms. It stars John Hawkes as an alcoholic ex-cop who discovers a woman left for dead on the side of a road and finds himself compelled to locate the killer. As he investigates further, he encounters several shady characters and inadvertently puts his family in danger.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/small-town-crime-film-review-1202012844/ |title=Film Review: 'Small Town Crime' |last=Leydon |first=Joe |date=March 21, 2017 |work=Variety |accessdate=May 19, 2017}} It also stars Anthony Anderson, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Vartan, Caity Lotz, James Lafferty, Robert Forster and Octavia Spencer.

The film premiered at SXSW on March 11, 2017 and was made available to watch on DirecTV Cinema beginning December 21, 2017 before getting released in select theaters January 19, 2018, by Saban Films.{{Cite news|url=https://movieweb.com/movies/2018/january/|title=2018 January Movies|work=MovieWeb|access-date=April 22, 2018|language=en-US}}

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in February 2016 and took place over 35 days in Utah.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/john-hawkes-octavia-spencer-small-town-crime-the-final-year-obama-specialty-box-office-preview-1202262783/ |title=John Hawkes, Octavia Spencer In 'Small Town Crime'; 'The Final Year' Recalls Obama – Specialty B.O. Preview |last=Brooks |first=Brian |date=January 19, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Business Media |access-date=March 29, 2018}}

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival on March 11, 2017. DirecTV and Saban Films later secured the North American distribution rights, and released the film on January 19, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/sxsw-movie-small-town-crime-release-date-saban-films-directv-1202046989/ |title=Saban Films & DirecTV Nab SXSW Pic 'Small Town Crime' |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=March 20, 2017 |work=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Business Media |accessdate=May 19, 2017}}

=Critical response=

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 79% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Small Town Crime makes for a satisfying modern noir outing, largely thanks to the all-around impressive efforts of a solidly stacked cast led by John Hawkes."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/small_town_crime|title=Small Town Crime (2017) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |accessdate=August 8, 2020}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/small-town-crime|title=Small Town Crime Reviews |publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}

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