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By Any Means

  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
1.7K
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By Any Means (2017)
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A C-list celebrity gets kidnapped and held hostage after a night-club appearance. When the police interrogate the man she accuses, they question whether she's after justice or a front-page s... Read allA C-list celebrity gets kidnapped and held hostage after a night-club appearance. When the police interrogate the man she accuses, they question whether she's after justice or a front-page story.A C-list celebrity gets kidnapped and held hostage after a night-club appearance. When the police interrogate the man she accuses, they question whether she's after justice or a front-page story.

  • Director
    • Leighton Spence
  • Writers
    • Clark Phillips-Janssen
    • Leighton Spence
  • Stars
    • Tom Gipson
    • Brooke Burfitt
    • Michelle Money
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Leighton Spence
    • Writers
      • Clark Phillips-Janssen
      • Leighton Spence
    • Stars
      • Tom Gipson
      • Brooke Burfitt
      • Michelle Money
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Tom Gipson
    Tom Gipson
    • Frank Watson
    • (as Thomas Gipson)
    Brooke Burfitt
    Brooke Burfitt
    • Mimi Wyatt
    Michelle Money
    Michelle Money
    • Detective Hayes
    Jonathan Cheban
    Jonathan Cheban
    • Phil Cohen
    Larese King
    Larese King
    • Sergeant Bryan
    Wendy Heagy
    • Officer Kathy Thomas
    Malin Tybahl
    • Attorney
    G.A. Smith
    • Lt. Smith
    Isabelle Boulton
    Isabelle Boulton
    • Magazine Journalist
    • (as Isabelle Zufferey Boulton)
    Adam Harper
    Adam Harper
    • Edward
    Kam Perez
    Kam Perez
    • Paul
    Vincent Chan
    • Delivery Boy
    Jeffrey M. Rossman
    Jeffrey M. Rossman
    • Paparazzi #3
    Julia Schembri
      Demingo Graham
      • Security
      Mario Tarquinio
      • Jack Nightclub Owner
      Brooke Alexandra
      • Reporter
      Kate Baron
      • Tv Reporter
      • Director
        • Leighton Spence
      • Writers
        • Clark Phillips-Janssen
        • Leighton Spence
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      10afflarefilms

      An Interesting Commentary on Celebrity Culture

      By Any Means, was entertaining from beginning until the end. I didn't see the twist coming but it was very satisfying for a viewer. The film has a great cast, the acting is strong, and it is very well realized especially considering the budget. You can imagine something like this movie happening in real life. It is worth the watch without a doubt. Why not watch and try and see if you can guess what happens in the end!
      1stephen-10172

      Woeful

      Gave up watching this, it's hot garbage. Really, it adds nothing to the genre...

      Technically awful, corny, derivative and boring.

      The director should be shot, failing that put in a one man dinghy and cast adrift in the ocean so he get get near cinema again!
      1philneil

      By All Means Avoid By Any Means.

      Absolute drivel. I've seen far better films on Lifetime. Fake ratings have bumped up the IMDb score. I only happened across this garbage on a free streaming site. I want back the 30 minutes I lasted. This movie is about 84 minutes too long. Story is rubbish. Acting is rubbish. Dialogue is farcical and clichéd. Go read the latest copy of OK! magazine instead.
      8paul-ayres-60784

      Very clever.

      I can't really add anything new to the reviews already out there but I would like to give this low budget flick a big thumbs up. The acting was strong, the characters well built up and likeable and the script was strong. I wasn't expecting there to be a twist either. Well worth my time spent watching this little gem.. give it a go!
      6the_doofy

      Worth the watch

      This is not a ten, but its far from a 1.

      The acting is not real good, you can tell most of the actors are acting, including the two main characters. Good actors seem like real people when they do their character in contrast these actors seemed like actors trying to be real people. I did think the homely black woman was a real cop though, so kudos to her for selling her character. Most of the others were adequate, they did not bring the movie down.

      The real strength of the movie lies in its script, the story line. You are not given a body count, special effects or a gratuitous booby count, so a lot of modern viewers may not be that interested in this movie.

      You are given an interesting movie and pretty good direction,

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        The film achieved a degree of notoriety following the real life abduction of 20-year-old British glamour model Chloe Ayling in July 2017 in Milan, Italy. 30-year-old UK-based Polish national Lukasz Herba was convicted of kidnapping Ayling in an Italian court on 11 June 2018 and in his closing statement said he was inspired by the film. A number of aspects of the case mirrored the plot of the film.

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      • Release date
        • June 27, 2017 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Bermuda
        • United States
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      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Любым способом
      • Production company
        • Triventure Films
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        1 hour 24 minutes
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