Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- darkly comic
- irreverent
- cynical
- adult movie night
- crime comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film entertaining in its darkly comic premise and ensemble performances, while viewing its execution as uneven and only moderately compelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The island residents’ attempts to manage a murder and a million-dollar discovery generate increasingly disastrous consequences.
The sensational killing, dirty-cop premise, and escalating community chaos are framed through irreverent comedy.
The once peaceful island town is destabilized when murder and sudden wealth bring residents’ selfish motives to the surface.
Multiple residents, cops, and opportunists become entangled in the murder and money investigation.
Films like Greedy People, and why
Fargo
darkly comic small-town crime, escalating criminal incompetence, and morally compromised characters
Burn After Reading
ensemble crime farce driven by greed, bad decisions, and murder investigation
The Nice Guys
irreverent murder mystery combining police corruption, comic violence, and regional community dynamics
Movie Details
- Director
- Potsy Ponciroli
- Release Date
- 2024-08-23
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (299)
Cast
- Himesh Patel
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Lily James
- Uzo Aduba
- Tim Blake Nelson
- Simon Rex
- Nina Arianda
- Jim Gaffigan
- José María Yázpik
- Joey Lauren Adams
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Greedy People about?
- When murder and a million dollars arrive in a peaceful island town, ordinary residents turn greed and panic into a spiraling comic crime disaster.
- What is Greedy People like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Greedy People as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Greedy People violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Greedy People as moderate.
- What did critics think of Greedy People?
- Critics generally found the film entertaining in its darkly comic premise and ensemble performances, while viewing its execution as uneven and only moderately compelling.
- Which films are like Greedy People?
- Films with a similar feel include Fargo, Burn After Reading, and The Nice Guys.
- How long is Greedy People?
- Greedy People runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Greedy People?
- In United States, Greedy People streams on Hulu, Starz Apple TV channel.
