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The Method

  • 1996
  • TV-14
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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The Method (1996)
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Four guys' college life centered around a theater production of a bank robbery and how to make it better.Four guys' college life centered around a theater production of a bank robbery and how to make it better.Four guys' college life centered around a theater production of a bank robbery and how to make it better.

  • Director
    • Kevin Lewis
  • Writers
    • Kevin Lewis
    • Troy Scott
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Sadler
    • Amanda Anka
    • Laurie Bogdanovich
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    158
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kevin Lewis
    • Writers
      • Kevin Lewis
      • Troy Scott
    • Stars
      • Nicholas Sadler
      • Amanda Anka
      • Laurie Bogdanovich
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nicholas Sadler
    Nicholas Sadler
    • Jack
    Amanda Anka
    Amanda Anka
    • Nicole
    Laurie Bogdanovich
    • Judy
    Michael Bondies
    • Alex
    • (as Michael P. Bondies)
    Christina Cessna
    • Bank Teller #3
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    • Bank Customer
    • (as Julio Ceaser Chavez)
    Kay Chilton
    • Bartender
    Shirley Chilton
    • Bank Teller #2
    Herbie Cron II
    • Gangster #3
    Maril Davis
    Maril Davis
    • Terry
    Monica Evans
    • Student
    Cory Fitzgerald
    • Gangster #2
    Sean Patrick Flanery
    Sean Patrick Flanery
    • Christian
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Christian's Father
    Todd Geer
    • Student
    Natasha Gregson Wagner
    Natasha Gregson Wagner
    • Kelly
    Mary Grootegoed
    • Bar Extra
    Scottland Olds Harbert
    • Bank Customer
    • Director
      • Kevin Lewis
    • Writers
      • Kevin Lewis
      • Troy Scott
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    1akrylamidd

    The Method - The worst film I have ever seen

    When me and my friends just have seen a really bad movie we say: "Well, at least it was better then The Method". The Method is a story about four actors who are struggling to get a play about a bank robbery realistic enough, so they decide to commit a crime to get the inspiration they are convinced they need.

    The plot in this movie is as thin as a stamp and the characters are either good or bad and in neither cases, not in any convincing way. While you find yourself watching this movie you can't help but wonder how they got funded to actually make it at all. But this is actually a movie I would recommend, because when you have seen this movie you will think twice about talking bad about any movies you decide to watch in the future.
    7tarbosh22000

    Worth Seeing

    "The Method" is a good movie. It's about four actors who engage in "Method" acting. Their new play is about bank robbery, and they want to be as realistic as possible and they go commit one. The Bank Robbery scene is very tense and exciting. Sean Patrick Flannery does a good job as Christian. He plays a jerk very well. Tyrin Turner does a fine job as an ex-gangbanger trying to escape his past. Robert Forster is in the movie for a minute and does absolutely nothing as Christian's Dad. Up until the bank robbery, It's just a lot of speeches about life, which can get pretty tedious. Overall, It's a different movie that has it's share of flaws, but it's worth seeing.

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    8searchanddestroy-1

    Robber's studio

    This would have pleased to Lee Strasberg I guess, a kind of tribute to his famous Actor's Studio and the Method of acting.... This is a lousy and clumsy film, especially because of the poor acting, but the story is very unusual, though totally incredible; and this explains that. The ending is very good, far from Hollywood standards. Maybe here, Lee Strasbreg's Method would have been useful to help the robbers to commit the perfect method.

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    • Release date
      • January 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Il metodo omicida
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Uniquexposure Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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