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Owning Mahowny

2003 · 104 min

A quiet, queasy descent into compulsion, carried by a painfully inward performance that makes the mundane feel quietly devastating.

Directed by
Richard Kwietniowski
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt
Tagline
The true story of a mild mannered banker and his magnificent obsession.
Overview
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.

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Directed by
Richard Kwietniowski
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • obsession
  • crime
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Maurice Chauvet
Starring
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt, Maury Chaykin, Ian Tracey, K.C. Collins, Jason Blicker, Vince Corazza
Music
Tim Norfolk, Bob Locke
Cinematography
Oliver Curtis
Runtime
104 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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