''Loitering with Intent'' is a 2014 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

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 actress, director, writer, and producer. She is known for playing Nicky Nichols on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she r ...

, and

Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She came to prominence as a cast member on ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''A Different World'' in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention ...

. 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 is known for appearing in independent films and also as a character actor portraying a wide variety of roles both comedic and dramatic in films such as '' Lawn Dogs'' (199 ...

as Wayne *

as Devon * Isabelle McNally as Ava *

as Kaplan *

as Gigi *

Britne Oldford Britne Oldford (born July 23, 1992) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying Cadie Campbell on '' Skins'', Alma Walker on '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', Remy Beaumont on '' Ravenswood'', Regan on ''Hunters'', and as Fei Hargr ...

as Izzy * Patch Darragh as Carter *

Aya Cash Aya Rachel Cash 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 Boys'' (2020–2 ...

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 24 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. 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