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Citizen Gangster

Play trailer Poster for Citizen Gangster 2012,  1h 45m,  Biography/ Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 56% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 40% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
56% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Unable to support his family on a bus driver's salary, World War II veteran Edwin Boyd finds a way to combine his love of acting and his need for money by robbing banks.

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail May 11, 2012
3/4
Inspired by Boyd's story, rather than literally retelling it, the movie is less a gangster film than an existential allegory of choices and limitations. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times May 3, 2012
3/5
Morlando has crafted a stylishly shot and evocatively designed period piece. But it's the dashing, quietly charismatic Speedman who proves the main draw, holding our attention even when the movie doesn't. Go to Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post Apr 27, 2012
2/4
Morlando has chosen to approach this material not with witty cynicism, but with quiet, and at times leaden, sincerity. Go to Full Review
David Walsh World Socialist Web Site Feb 12, 2021
Although a period piece, Citizen Gangster's potshots at the banks ... its concern with the fate of war veterans, its unsympathetic attitude toward authority, all this speaks to the present-day and present realities in Canada. Go to Full Review
Shelagh Rowan-Legg That Shelf May 14, 2018
Speedman continues to grow as an actor. Go to Full Review
Paul Chambers Movie Chambers Oct 2, 2012
C
"Citizen Gangster" is not exactly riveting. Speedman does the best he can in the title role. He gives his character life even as the sub par script drags us along. Go to Full Review
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Rey M Sep 14, 2017 Canadian film about canadian story. This is usually TV movie quality, but pretty good feel of the epoch. Good acting. Good locations. Feel of reality. A good story full of lessons. The biggest suckers are the gangsters. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Nathan Morlando

Director

Scott Speedman

Edwin Boyd

Kelly Reilly

Doreen Boyd

Kevin Durand

Lenny Jackson

Joseph Cross

Val Kozak

William Mapother

Detective Rhys

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Citizen Gangster

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Movie Info

Synopsis Unable to support his family on a bus driver's salary, World War II veteran Edwin Boyd finds a way to combine his love of acting and his need for money by robbing banks.
Director
Nathan Morlando
Producer
Allison Black
Screenwriter
Nathan Morlando
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
IFC Films
Genre
Biography, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$625
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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