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No Sudden Move

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Original title: No Sudden Move
Year: 2021
Running time: 115 min.
Country: United States
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter: Ed Solomon
Music: David Holmes
Cast: Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Jon Hamm, Matt Damon, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, Roger Petan, Wayne E. Brown, Amy Seimetz, Frankie Shaw, Noah Jupe, Julia Fox, Bill Duke
Producer: HBO Max, Warner Max. Distributor: HBO Max
Genre: Thriller. Drama | Crime. 1950s. Heist Film
Synopsis: Set in 1954 in Detroit, 'No Sudden Move' centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document. When their plan does not go as they expected, their search for who hired them – and for what ultimate purpose – weaves them through all echelons of the race-torn, rapidly changing city.

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#132 Best Movies from 2021 (no animation films)
#147 Best Movies of 2021

Critics' reviews

"[The] script is quite clever (...) The film’s title might adhere to the 1950s noir template, but the camerawork and editing are full of sudden moves that contribute to the exhilarating storytelling."

David Rooney: The Hollywood Reporter
"An ambitious light-spirited high-twist modernist noir in the tradition of 'Devil in a Blue Dress' (...) The movie is clever and blithely vicious, it keeps you guessing, and it invites you to share Soderbergh’s joy in filmmaking."

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"A piece of entertainment that feels like watching, say, “Ocean’s 11,” but with a social conscience (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Michael O'Sullivan: The Washington Post
"Soderbergh assembles all of this with his usual fleet-footed grace, his work a pleasure (as ever) (...) Yet Soderbergh isn’t looking to merely entertain"

Jason Bailey: The Playlist
"It’s a first-class genre tale, with entertaining performances and rich period detail, but it bites off more historical tragedy than it can chew"

Alonso Duralde: The Wrap
"A terrific movie — an unflashy near-masterpiece of professionalism on both sides of the camera (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Ty Burr: Boston Globe
"Don Cheadle and Benicio Del Toro have a blast (...) Despite a puzzling historical backdrop, Soderbergh's lightweight crime-gone-wrong story goes down easy."

Eric Kohn: IndieWire
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