I Care a Lot (2020)
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A con woman who profits from the legal guardianship of the elderly finds herself in a dangerous game when she targets the mother of a powerful crime lord.
The story
Marla Grayson is a con artist who exploits the legal system to become a court-appointed guardian for elderly individuals, allowing her to seize and sell their assets. She targets a wealthy retiree named Jennifer Peterson, who has no apparent close family. After successfully obtaining guardianship and moving Jennifer into a facility, Marla begins to profit from the woman's belongings. However, the situation escalates when Marla discovers a stash of valuables and realizes that Jennifer is the mother of a dangerous crime lord. Marla must navigate the escalating tensions and threats from the man's organization while trying to maintain her lucrative scheme.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Marla Grayson operates a scheme where she gains legal guardianship of elderly people to sell their assets. She targets Jennifer Peterson, a wealthy woman whose son, Roman Lunyov, is a powerful crime lord. After Marla finds a safe deposit box containing gold and diamonds, the situation turns volatile. Roman's men attempt to find his mother, and Marla is forced into a high-stakes negotiation with the mafia. After a series of violent encounters and a failed attempt by Roman to seize Jennifer, Marla and her partner Fran flee to a remote property. They eventually capture Roman and, after a series of events that leave him without an identity, Marla is appointed as his legal guardian. She strikes a deal with him to become a wealthy CEO in a global business based on her scam. While she achieves success and marries her partner, she is eventually confronted and shot by a man whose mother died in the facility, ending her life.
- First release year
- 2020
- Runtime (minutes)
- 118
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- J Blakeson
- Writers
- J Blakeson · writer
- Cast and characters
- Rosamund Pike · Marla Grayson; Eiza González; Peter Dinklage · Roman Lunyov; Chris Messina; Dianne Wiest; Macon Blair; Alicia Witt; Damian Young
- Genres
- black comedy; crime; comedy; thriller
- Themes
- exploitation of the elderly; capitalism; identity; greed
- Tone and mood
- dark; tense; ironic
- Premise and plot tags
- con artist; mafia; crime; satire
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics, with Rosamund Pike winning a Golden Globe for her performance.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 66 · scale: 100 · review count: 39
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Globe · Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical · Win
- Production trivia
- The film was the most-watched on Netflix during its first weekend of release.; The film was watched by 56 million households on Netflix as of April 2021.; The film was shot in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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