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Felon
Why this pick
The closest match: a grounded, punishing prison-crime drama from the same director, focused on how violence and institutional pressure reshape an ordinary man.
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MOVIE2017 2h 1m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Omari Hardwick
Kutcher
Emory Cohen
Howie
Holt McCallany
Jerry 'The Beast' Manning
Max Greenfield
Tom
Juan Pablo Raba
Herman Gomez
Matt Gerald
Phil Cole
Sarah Minnich
Janie
Jonathon McClendon
Joshua Harlon