Overview
In a desperate bid for redemption, a father must confront the dark side of ambition and the cost of survival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- visceral
- angry
- oppressive
- social issue film night
- serious drama viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a provocative, timely, dynamically acted drama about corrupt class divisions and the housing crisis, while noting its deliberately contrived plotting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nash's foreclosure, employment by Carver, and repeated evictions expose how wealth and institutional power transfer housing insecurity onto working families.
Nash accepts Carver's offer to secure shelter for his family, then must participate in evictions that mirror his own displacement.
The film foregrounds the physical humiliation of foreclosure, motel life, and high-stakes property seizures rather than treating the crisis as distant policy.
Nash's decisions are repeatedly framed through his obligation to provide a home for his nine-year-old son and his mother.
Films like 99 Homes, and why
The Big Short
socially grounded drama about economic inequality, moral compromise, and housing insecurity
American Beauty
angry contemporary American drama examining class divisions through a pressured working protagonist
The Company Men
intimate financial-crisis drama focused on family survival and ethical choices
Uncut Gems
tense urban crime drama where economic desperation drives morally corrosive decisions
Movie Details
- Director
- Ramin Bahrani
- Release Date
- 2015-09-25
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (885)
Cast
- Andrew Garfield
- Michael Shannon
- Laura Dern
- Nicole Barré
- J.D. Evermore
- Tim Guinee
- Noah Lomax
- Clancy Brown
- Cullen Moss
- Wayne Péré
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 99 Homes about?
- A desperate Florida father joins the foreclosure machine that dispossessed his family, forcing survival to collide with conscience.
- What is 99 Homes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 99 Homes as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 99 Homes violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in 99 Homes as mild.
- What did critics think of 99 Homes?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a provocative, timely, dynamically acted drama about corrupt class divisions and the housing crisis, while noting its deliberately contrived plotting.
- Which films are like 99 Homes?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Short, American Beauty, The Company Men, and Uncut Gems.
- How long is 99 Homes?
- 99 Homes runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch 99 Homes?
- In United States, 99 Homes streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
