Crime 101
Synopsis
Adapted from Don Winslow’s acclaimed novella of the same name, the film is written and directed by Bart Layton (American Animals, The Imposter). Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte round out the cast.
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 140 min
- Director
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Bart Layton
- Producer
- Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Derrin Schlesinger, Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton, Shane Salerno, Chris Hemsworth, Ben Grayson
- Executive Producer
- Joely Fether, Amelia Granger, Peter Straughan, Bergen Swanson, Sarah Jane Wright
- Editor
- Jacob Secher Schulsinger, Julian Hart
- Screenwriter
- Bart Layton
- Director of Photography
- Erik Wilson
- Composer
- Blanck Mass
- Principal cast
- Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK / US Co-production
Working Title Films
RawWild State
The Story Factory
Sales Company
Sony Pictures UK
25 Golden SquareLondon
W1F 9LU
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