# Emily the Criminal (2022)

> A debt-burdened job seeker turns to credit card fraud in Los Angeles, discovering that financial survival can demand increasingly dangerous compromises.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/614743

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: John Patton Ford
- Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gina Gershon, Jonathan Avigdori, Bernardo Badillo, Craig Stark, John Billingsley
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15255876/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, sardonic, gritty, late night thriller, independent film night

## Synopsis

A woman desperate to escape her financial woes finds herself in a dangerous game of deceit and crime.

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