Payback
Get ready to root for the bad guy.
ActionDramaCrimeThrillerhotelnew york cityprostituterobberybased on novel or bookheroinanti herogreedmoneyrevengeorganized crimedrugs
A stylish neo-noir revenge thriller that embraces its anti-hero protagonist's ruthless pursuit of payback with dark humor and kinetic violence.
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
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