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Risk(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-05-10
45%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
It's the quiet ones you have to watch.
Overview:
Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con man Ben (Tom Long), John hatches a scheme to substantiate false claims by taking a percentage of several questionable claims his firm has settled for a fraction of their usual worth. John and Ben are assisted in their illegal business by Louise (Claudia Karvan), a lawyer with a cocaine problem who is also John's lover. But when Louise becomes involved with Ben and demands a bigger share of the money, their already-shaky confidence game begins to collapse.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia
ProductionCompanies:
The Premium Movie Partnership
Macgowan and Beneficiary Films
Smiley Productions
New South Wales Film & Television Office
Movie: Risk
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tom Long
Ben Madigan
Claudia Karvan
Louise Roncoli
Bryan Brown
John Kriesky
Jason Clarke
Chris
Brian Meegan
Instructor
Kim Knuckey
Detective Farrell
Melissa Madden-Gray
Colleen
Bob Baines
Grayson
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Overview
Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con man Ben (Tom Long), John hatches a scheme to substantiate false claims by taking a percentage of several questionable claims his firm has settled for a fraction of their usual worth. John and Ben are assisted in their illegal business by Louise (Claudia Karvan), a lawyer with a cocaine problem who is also John's lover. But when Louise becomes involved with Ben and demands a bigger share of the money, their already-shaky confidence game begins to collapse.
Release Date
2001-05-10
Average
4.5
Rating:
2.3 startsTagline
It's the quiet ones you have to watch.
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