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Small Time

Play trailer Poster for Small Time R,  2014,  1h 35m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 56% 25 Reviews Tomatometer 41% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
56% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A young man (Devon Bostick) decides to skip college and join his father (Christopher Meloni) as a used-car salesman.

Critics Reviews

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Linda Barnard Toronto Star Apr 21, 2014
1.5/4
Small Time plays out in plodding fashion that seems engineered to keep the audience at arms' length. Go to Full Review
Bill Edelstein Variety Apr 21, 2014
Coming-of-age drama delivers some laughs, but loses its way when things gets serious Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times Apr 17, 2014
"Small Time" is agreeably sentimental meat-and-potatoes fare with strong dashes of humor, executed with a sincerity that's hard to resist. Go to Full Review
Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Nov 17, 2021
A-
Regional filmmaking at its best. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 30, 2019
1.5/5
Humdrum in every sense of the word, Surnow's film may indeed be a passion project made for his own enjoyment; unfortunately, it fails to be of particular interest to anyone else. Go to Full Review
Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) Oct 14, 2016
The feature film debut of veteran TV writer Joel Surnow, has little to offer and barely transcends. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Finn L Sep 5, 2017 Used car salesman, Al Klein (Christopher Meloni) attempts to reunite with his son by allowing him to work alongside with him as a sleazy used car salesman as opposed to going to college after his son, Freddy Klein (Devon Bostick) graduates from high school like Al's ex Barbara (Bridget Moynahan) originally intended him to. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Joel Surnow

Director

Christopher Meloni

Al Klein

Bridget Moynahan

Barbara

Dean Norris

Ash Martini

Xander Berkeley

Chick

Devon Bostick

Freddy Klein

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Small Time

Devon Bostick (right) as Freddy Klein in "Small Time." (L-R) Devon Bostick as Freddy Klein and Christopher Meloni as Al Klein in "Small Time." Bridget Moynahan and Christopher Meloni as Al Klein in "Small Time." A scene from "Small Time." (L-R) Dean Norris as Ash Martini and Christopher Meloni as Al Klein in "Small Time." Small Time (2014) Small Time (2014) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A young man (Devon Bostick) decides to skip college and join his father (Christopher Meloni) as a used-car salesman.
Director
Joel Surnow
Producer
KC Warnke
Screenwriter
Joel Surnow
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Asylum Entertainment
Rating
R (Some Sexual References)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 18, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
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