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The Bag Man

Play trailer Poster for The Bag Man R,  2014,  1h 48m,  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 11% 46 Reviews Tomatometer 22% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
11% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 22% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A criminal waits in a seedy motel and waits for his boss after killing several men to steal a bag.
The Bag Man

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Critics Consensus

Busy with attitude and light on intrigue, The Bag Man is a mystery box with nothing surprising inside.

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Cary Darling Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Mar 7, 2014
2/5
By the time the intricate plot and not particularly satisfying payoff are revealed at the film's end, many viewers will feel like they were the ones left holding the bag. Go to Full Review
Tom Long Detroit News Mar 7, 2014
D
A noirish kill fest stocked with offbeat characters, lots of gunplay, unlikely plot turns and a lavishly coiffed Robert De Niro. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Mar 7, 2014
1.5/4
Whatever you do, do not look inside the bag. Go to Full Review
Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Jul 28, 2020
C+
The narrative is frustratingly repetitive. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Jan 8, 2020
While you may be told "Do Not Look in the Bag!", you definitely need to look at The Bag Man. Go to Full Review
Pat Padua DCist Aug 31, 2018
[A ]brutal, disjointed, self-conscious crime drama. But ... just strange enough to wake up for at irregular intervals. Go to Full Review
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Finn P May 11, 2018 Deniro did another whats-in-the-bag movie: Ronin. See that one first. I barely managed to make it through this one.
Albus R Feb 12, 2018 Skip it. Not Cusack's worst, but it could tie.
Abraham S Jan 18, 2018 Very well done movie. John Cusack really doesn't ever get old. Bad lighting, though.
Leia P Jul 22, 2017 A criminal waits in a seedy motel and waits for his boss after killing several men trying to steal a bag in his possession.
Hagrid S Jan 24, 2017 A mystery bag in the hands of an obedient man! As the title suggests, it's all about the bag, a mystery bag. An interesting angle of storytelling. It was a good mystery, though they did not get it right. The plot line had all the ingredients, but while developing it, they had lost the way. I was not impressed with the writing and also the direction. It is engaging with a fine pace, but visually all the crucial film scenes looked so flat or comparable with other classic films. More or less, everything is predictable, except the end twist. This is a one day tale. Most of the film takes place in one night with full of mixup and going after the truth. A gangster boss hires a hit-man for an important job that he must safeguard a bag till he arrive to get it in an isolated motel. During waiting for his boss, the bag man goes through unexpected events which eventually taking many turns, that comes to an end with a twist. With the limited cast, everyone got a fair share of screen. The actors like Cusack and De Niro are the advantage, but this is not an ideal film for such actors. Lately they and many other aged actors are into such films. So it is expected, but not expected to fail all their attempts. This film was okay, if you are not looking for a masterpiece thriller. Can be watched once, but instantly forgettable film. So film like this cannot be recommended, but if you decide to watch, don't expect anything other than just an entertainment or timepass. That is what it is good at. 4.5/10 See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis A criminal waits in a seedy motel and waits for his boss after killing several men to steal a bag.
Director
David Grovic
Producer
Peter D. Graves, Warren Ostergard
Screenwriter
Paul Conway, David Grovic
Production Co
TinRes Entertainment
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.8K
Runtime
1h 48m
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