"Greed is the only game in town." Broad Green Pictures has announced the Blu-ray release of 99 Homes, starring Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield and Laura Dern. The critically acclaimed, award winning film is a thriller about a single father, evicted from his home, who has to go to work for the charismatic but ruthless businessman who evicted him. The Best Buy exclusive Blu-ray streets on February 9th.
Landing on numerous film critics' top 10 lists including Associated Press, Film Comment and The Hollywood Reporter, 99 Homes features a riveting performance by Michael Shannon, who in addition to his Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Golden Globe nomination for this film, has won Best Supporting Actor awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, San Francisco Film Critics Circle and Kansas City Film Critics Circle. Shannon has received additional Best Supporting Actor nominations from 16 other organizations including Screen Actors Guild, Independent Spirit Awards and Gotham Independent Film Awards.
Synopsis: In this timely thriller, single father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) is evicted from his home and his only chance to win it back is to go to work for Rick Carver (Michael Shannon), the charismatic and ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place. It's a deal-with-the-devil that provides security for his family; but as Nash falls deeper into Carver's web, he finds his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.