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The Big Take

The Big Take

It's murder to make a movie

20184.91h 23m

Overview

A reclusive movie star hires a private detective after he's anonymously blackmailed. Things turn violent when an aspiring writer is fingered for the crime in a dangerous case of mistaken identity.

Directed by Justin Daly
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Top Cast

James McCaffrey

James McCaffrey

Douglas Brown

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Max

Oksana Lada

Oksana Lada

Oxana

Zoë Bell

Zoë Bell

Edie

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Detective Aborn

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Frank Maniscalpo

Bill Sage

Bill Sage

Jack Girardi

Slate Holmgren

Slate Holmgren

Vic Venitos

Tara Westwood

Tara Westwood

Bea

John Enos III

John Enos III

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About The Big Take

The Big Take is a thriller film released in 2018. Directed by Justin Daly, it stars James McCaffrey, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Oksana Lada. A reclusive movie star hires a private detective after he's anonymously blackmailed. Things turn violent when an aspiring writer is fingered for the crime in a dangerous case of mistaken identity.

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