''Loitering with Intent'' is a 2014 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Adam Rapp Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play ''Red Light Winter'' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006. Early life Rapp was born in Chicago to Mary Lee (née Baird; died ...

and written by Ivan Martin and Michael Godere. The film stars Ivan Martin, Michael Godere,

Brian Geraghty Brian Timothy Geraghty (born May 13, 1975) is an American actor, known for his roles in the 2005 film '' Jarhead'', the 2008 film ''The Hurt Locker'', and in the 2012 film ''Flight'', along with his recurring role in the HBO drama series '' Board ...

, Isabelle McNally,

Natasha Lyonne Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein ( ; born April 4, 1979) is an American producer, director, comedian, writer, actress, and artificial intelligence film studio head. Lyonne started her career as a child actress before expanding her career taking o ...

, and

Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in '' My Cousin Vinny'' (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations ...

. It premiered on April 18, 2014 at the

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. The film was released through

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on December 16, 2014, prior to a

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on January 16, 2015 by The Orchard.

Cast

* Ivan Martin as Raphael * Michael Godere as Dominic *

Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for playing troubled police officer Jason Dixon in ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017). He was nominated i ...

as Wayne *

as Devon * Isabelle McNally as Ava *

as Kaplan *

as Gigi *

Britne Oldford Britne Oldford is a Canadian-American actress best known for a variety of roles, including portraying Cadie Campbell on '' Skins'', Alma Walker on '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', Remy Beaumont on '' Ravenswood'', Regan on ''Hunters'', Missy i ...

as Izzy * Patch Darragh as Carter *

Aya Cash Aya Cash (born July 13, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Gretchen Cutler in the FX/ FXX dark comedy series ''You're the Worst'' (2014–2019), as Stormfront in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series '' The Bo ...

as Jesse * Adam Tomei as Nino

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on April 18, 2014. Shortly after, it was announced that The Orchard had acquired U.S distribution rights to the film. It went onto screen at the Key West Film Festival on November 15, 2014. The film was released through

on December 16, 2014, prior to a

on January 16, 2015.

Critical response

''Loitering with Intent'' received mixed reviews from film critics. It holds a 33% rating on the review aggregator website

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, based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "True to its name, ''Loitering with Intent'' lingers longer than necessary -- and not with good reason -- as its script crumbles under the weight of mediocrity." On

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the film holds a rating of 49 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

References

External links

* {{Adam Rapp 2014 comedy films American comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language comedy films Films produced by Lars Knudsen (producer)