10 Cent Pistol

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10 Cent Pistol
10 Cent Pistol poster.jpg
Directed byMichael C. Martin
Written byMichael C. Martin
Produced byJT Alexander
Damon Alexander
Starring
Cinematography Michael Fimognari
Edited byAram Nigoghossian
Music by Jim Dooley
Production
company
Route 17 Entertainment
Distributed by Phase 4 Films
Release date
  • April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25)(Newport Beach Film Festival)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

10 Cent Pistol is a 2014 American crime thriller film directed by Michael C. Martin and starring Jena Malone. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

When a high-stakes scheme goes horribly wrong, two brothers must take on the craziest job of their criminal careers, and pray they get out alive.

Cast

Distribution

The film's producers' ran a Kickstarter campaign to facilitate distribution. The campaign was successful, beating their $10,000 target by $1,161. However, they faced criticism from the project's backers when they failed to deliver the rewards that were promised. [4]

Reception

The film has a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven critic reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. [5] Clayton Dillard of Slant Magazine gave the film two stars out of four. [6]

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References

  1. Harvey, Dennis (24 July 2015). "Film Review: '10 Cent Pistol'". Variety . Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. DeFore, John (21 July 2015). "'10 Cent Pistol': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. Rechtshaffen, Michael (23 July 2015). "Review '10 Cent Pistol' wants to be pulp fiction but misfires". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. "10 Cent Pistol - A Movie with Joe Mantegna and Jena Malone". Kickstarter . Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. "10 Cent Pistol". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. Dillard, Clayton (19 July 2015). "10 Cent Pistol". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 11 August 2017.