Small Time
A young man (Devon Bostick) decides to skip college and join his father (Christopher Meloni) as a used-car salesman. Despite his mother’s strong objections, he goes to work at the lot, quickly proving himself no slouch when it comes to manipulating customers.
19 June 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 November 1991, Canada
6 February 1973, Portland, Oregon, USA
11 August 1969, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
20 June 1977, Harris County, Texas, USA
20 April 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
19 July 1965, India
28 February 1980, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
26 November 1966, St. Marc, Haiti
16 February 1938, New York City, New York, USA
19 September 1948, Portland, Oregon, USA
2 April 1961, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
8 April 1963, South Bend, Indiana, USA
24 December 1970, Puerto Rico
25 October 1950, Panama City, Panama
16 July 1987, Redmond, Washington, USA
17 April 1961, London, England, UK
16 December 1955, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
18 November 1953, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1 August 1979, East Los Angeles, California, USA
October 11, 2016
A film that runs out of gas while attempting to be minimally interesting. [Full review in Spanish]
April 21, 2014
Coming-of-age drama delivers some laughs, but loses its way when things gets serious
April 17, 2014
Writer-director Joel Surnow, the co-creator of 24, makes an assured, tangy feature debut with this semi-autobiographical story.
May 22, 2015
Heartwarming and surprisingly sweet.
October 14, 2016
The feature film debut of veteran TV writer Joel Surnow, has little to offer and barely transcends. [Full review in Spanish]
April 21, 2014
Small Time plays out in plodding fashion that seems engineered to keep the audience at arms' length.
April 17, 2014
"Small Time" is agreeably sentimental meat-and-potatoes fare with strong dashes of humor, executed with a sincerity that's hard to resist.
October 14, 2016
This film combines comedy with melodrama resulting unconvincing and nothing exciting. [Full review in Spanish]
April 20, 2014
Small Time is an appropriate title for this period piece dramedy, the type of film whose meandering tone and lack of stakes inform savvy viewers of the fact that it's 'inspired by true events' even without benefit of a credits title card.
April 17, 2014
"Small Time" has its heart in the right place, but its screenplay's in serious need of a tuneup.
April 21, 2014
Filled with humor and heart, it's an insightful, endearing father/son coming-of-age comedic drama, destined for well-deserved popularity on the DVD shelf.
April 17, 2014
Don't let the title of this indie gem fool you, "Small Time" has humor and heart big time.
