| Pocket Listing | |
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| Directed by | Conor Allyn |
| Screenplay by | James Jurdi |
| Produced by | Alejandro Salomon Frederic Cipoletti Naji Jurdi |
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| Cinematography | Amanda Treyz |
| Edited by | Nic Hill Brett Solem |
| Music by | Sean Murray |
Production companies | Helios Productions Mythmaker Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Orion Pictures Momentum Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pocket Listing is a 2016 Americanneo-noirblack comedy film directed by Conor Allyn, written byJames Jurdi, and starring Jurdi, Logan Fahey,Caitlin Gerard, Christos Vasilopolous,Jessica Clark,Rob Lowe, andBurt Reynolds. The film was acquired byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer andOrion Pictures for limited theatrical and video on demand release on December 2, 2016.[1][2]
It has been described as a "darkly comic crime thriller" which centers on "the story of a former hot-shotLos Angeles property broker who is given a second chance by a corrupt power couple with a commission to sell their Malibu mansion, a deal riddled with criminal activity.[2]
Set around the issue of the U.S. real-estate market and its various casualties, Frank Hunter and his sultry wife, Lana, hire disgraced Los Angeles property broker, Jack Woodman, to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa. Fired from a top broker firm by real-estate mogul Ron Glass, and framed by his menacing, drug-addled son, Aaron, Woodman soon finds himself in a world of double crosses, mistaken identity and crooked deals, the type that are literally life or death.
Ben Gummery of Battle Royale with Cheese wrote: "This plays like a ‘Wolf of Wall Street‘ tale for the L.A. property market however in the third act this turns into more of a Cohen-brothersesque dark comedy of betrayal and adultery" and ended his review by writing that "this is a fun little flick."[3]
Weetas wrote that the film is one of the essential movies about real estate. "Another thriller that takes place in the real estate arena, this great movie ... is part thriller and part black comedy, it shows the shady side of huge real estate deals...it is very entertaining to watch."[4]
Steve Cook of theAmerican Genius wrote that "It’s a hip new Hollywood offering with an edgy story line about money, greed, power, sex, revenge, redemption, and real estate. In that order...Set in Malibu and featuring such well-worn talent asRob Lowe andBurt Reynolds, the flick is a racy shoot‘em up about an extraordinary villa with a pool that seems to flow off the edge of a cliff into a Malibu arroyo."[5]