99 Homes (2015)
87%RT Audience Score: 78%
Awards & Nominations: 12 wins & 24 nominations
Fueled by powerful acting and a taut, patiently constructed narrative, 99 Homes is a modern economic parable whose righteous fury is matched by its intelligence and compassion
If you’re looking for a movie that will make you feel grateful for your own home, 99 Homes is the one for you. Michael Shannon’s performance as a ruthless real estate broker will make you want to hug your walls and never let go. But don’t worry, Andrew Garfield’s character will remind you that there are still good people in the world. Just be prepared for a gut-wrenching eviction scene that will leave you reaching for the tissues. Overall, 99 Homes is a well-made film that will make you think twice about the American economy.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Broad Green Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language including some sexual references, and a brief violent image
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 50m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2015 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 9, 2016
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Tim Guinee, Noah Lomax, Clancy Brown, directed by Ramin Bahrani, written by Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Max Weiss, Alissa Wilkinson, Paul Byrnes, David Stratton, Richard Brody, Matthew Lickona, Michael Shannon, Brian Eggert, Richard Crouse, Leo Brady, Michael J Casey, Mike Massie, Nicholas Bell, R-rated, Ashok Amritraj, Kevin Turen, Justin Nappi, Dolby Digital, eviction, foreclosure, real estate, housing crisis, economic parable, family, desperation, morality play, American economy, construction worker, ruthless real-estate broker, eviction scene, scam, victim, government, morality, greed, desperation, atonement, family drama, Wall Street, The Big Short, independent film
Worldwide gross: $1,828,232
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,282,124
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,377
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 248,869
US/Canada gross: $1,411,927
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,762,464
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,066
US/Canada opening weekend: $32,253
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $40,260
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,271
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $8,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $9,986,147
Production budget ranking: 1,680
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,377,540
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$13,081,563
ROI to date (est.): -85%
ROI ranking: 1,926
Michael Shannon – Rick Carver
Laura Dern – Lynn Nash
Tim Guinee – Frank Green
Noah Lomax – Connor Nash
Clancy Brown – Mr. Freeman
Director – Ramin Bahrani
Producers – Ashok Amritraj, Ramin Bahrani, Kevin Turen, Justin Nappi
Writers – Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi
Director(s)
Ramin Bahrani
Writer(s)
Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi
Producer(s)
Ashok Amritraj, Ramin Bahrani, Kevin Turen, Justin Nappi
Film Festivals
Sundance, Venice, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
12 wins & 24 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (160) | Top Critics (57) | Fresh (148) | Rotten (12)
99 Homes is worth seeing, especially for the urgent, raw work by both the actors and Bahrani, and for what it says about the American economy.
June 12, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
99 Homes is very good at showing that the housing crisis is not a problem that belongs to one person.
April 13, 2016 | Rating: 4/4
Alissa Wilkinson
Christianity Today
TOP CRITIC
The rackets and scams it exposes are all real, the result of extensive research. It’s a gripping thriller with good guys and bad guys, but everyone in it is a victim, including Rick Carver. Bahrani’s achievement in this film is breathtaking.
November 19, 2015 | Rating: 4.5/5
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Bahrani’s most accomplished film to date.
November 13, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
A simplistic but stirring morality play centered on the pressure point of the savings-and-loan crisis.
October 8, 2015
Richard Brody
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
[Garfield] the protege is the film’s first weak point: his avowed decency – he loves his simple mom and moppety son! – is a flimsy thing, and its quick collapse leaves our hero both pathetic and despicable.
October 8, 2015 | Rating: 1/5
Matthew Lickona
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
99 Homes really belongs to Shannon, offering a portrait of a man who has long since stopped asking about the ethical implications of his actions and, only after a few drinks, hints that he laments having to wear a concealed weapon.
May 12, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Features a gut wrenching eviction scene that establishes the tone for the rest of the film. It’s the stuff they don’t show you on reality flip shows, the personal, tragic side of foreclosure.
March 4, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
99 Homes is not just a well-made film, it’s a film that should shake the very foundation of the subject it deals with.
January 31, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Leo Brady
AMovieGuy.com
There are contrivances to Bahrani’s plotting, but they all manage to build in a satisfactory manner. The main goal here is to watch a man become what he hates: not out of want, but out of necessity.
January 21, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
Shannon is superb at being contemptible and intense, tossing about vein-popping speeches that attempt to justify his immoral and regularly illegal approach to making money.
December 4, 2020 | Rating: 5/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Bahrani’s most effective film to date, 99 Homes features a particularly vibrant Michael Shannon engaged in a modern perversion of American greed.
October 13, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com…
Plot
Around the world everyone knows that honest hard work gets you nowhere. In sunny Orlando, Florida, construction worker Dennis Nash learns this the hard way when he is evicted from his home by a charismatic, gun-toting real-estate broker, Rick Carver. Humiliated and homeless, Nash has no choice but to move his mom and nine-year old son into a shabby, dangerous motel. All is lost. Until an unexpected opportunity arises for Nash to strike a deal with the devil – he begins working for Carver in a desperate attempt to get his home back. Carver seduces Nash into a risky world of scamming and stealing from the banks and the government; he teaches Nash how the rich get richer. Living a double life, Nash hides his new boss and job from his family. He rises fast and makes real money; he dreams bigger. But there is a cost. On Carver’s orders, Nash must evict honest families from their homes – just as it happened to him. Nash’s conscience starts tearing him apart… but his son needs a home. In a dramatic high stakes climax, with a 1,000 home deal on the line, Nash will have to choose between destroying an honest man for the ultimate win or risking it all by going against Carver and finding redemption.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Michael Shannon’s performance as Rick Carver is “unbelievably poignant” and “incredibly intelligent.”
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