Criminal Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

John C. Reilly ("Chicago"), Diego Luna ("Y Tu Mama Tambien") and Maggie Gyllenhaal ("Secretary") star in a contemporary caper movie set in Los Angeles. It's the story of an extremely odd couple: a young Latino man who will do anything for his family (Luna) and a 30-something scheming white guy who will do anything to his family (Reilly). One wants to save his father. The other wants to get rich, in any way possible. So when they come across one of the most valuable pieces of currency in U.S. history, they're suddenly stuck together, and that's just . . . criminal. All they have to do is sell it, which is where the real problems begin. And of course the only way out is family: the one person who can help them, hates them: the schemer's sister (Gyllenhaal).

Drama Suspense Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Criminal.

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  Maggie Gyllenhaal

  The Dark Knight, Mona Lisa Smile

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  John C. Reilly

  Sing, Step Brothers

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  Diego Luna

  Casa de Mi Padre, Elysium

• J
  Jonathan Tucker

  Hostage, Veronika Decides to Die

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  Peter Mullan

  Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, War Horse

Crew Behind the Film

The Criminal behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Steven Soderbergh last wrote Side Effects and Eros.

Director

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Screenwriters

Steven Soderbergh
Greg Jacobs

Production Details

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Production Updates for Criminal

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Criminal movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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