- Release Date: 1993
- Runtime: 100 min
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Starring: John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio Del Toro ... see all
- Director: Ramón Menéndez
- Plot: When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he... Read more
User Reviews
Is It Really A Comedy, Or Is It A Drama? I Think The Latter
Feb 06, 2008
ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
Feb 06, 2008ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
Oddly, this movie is billed as a comedy but I think it was more of a drama and, coincidentally, since it was a mixed mag, so is the lead actor in here: John Cusack. He is acceptable, but nothing super.... Full review
Great cast, average premise
Jul 30, 2007
Superunknovvn - imdb.com
Jul 30, 2007Superunknovvn - imdb.com
"Money For Nothing" is a watchable little movie, but nothing spectacular. How could it be really, when it's based on a premise that's not particularly interesting in the first place? A guy finds some money and the police is looking... Full review
Pedestrian comedy-drama based on true story...
Nov 23, 2006
moonspinner55 - imdb.com
Nov 23, 2006moonspinner55 - imdb.com
John Cusack plays Joey Coyle, an unemployed man from Philadelphia who decided to try and keep a bundle of money which accidentally fell off an armored truck...one million dollars to be exact! The story, albeit true, isn't cinematically original but... Full review
True!
Jan 25, 2004
hughlover12 - yahoo.com
Jan 25, 2004hughlover12 - yahoo.com
This movie is great. & u can c how ta money changed he and took charge of he, So b careful of wat ya wish 4 it might come true.... Full review
under-rated
Jan 17, 2004
JasonL - imdb.com
Jan 17, 2004JasonL - imdb.com
This movie is based on the true story of Joey Coyle who found some money lost by a bank and tried to keep it. It is very realistic and the cast includes lots of familiar names like John Cussak, Philip... Full review
When a Great Amount of Money Becomes a Trouble
Oct 20, 2003
Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
Oct 20, 2003Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
Joey Coyle (John Cusak) is a young man of twenty-six years old and without any perspective in life: unemployed, with basic level of instruction only. Living with his brother's family and his mother. One day, when he is coming back... Full review
A little-known gem
Aug 24, 2003
Philip Chomak - imdb.com
Aug 24, 2003Philip Chomak - imdb.com
This film, based on the true story of Joey Coyle, has my favorite John Cusack performance. Cusack plays Joey, a dock worker whose life is suddenly changed by finding a couple of bags on the road. Coyle's excitement about his... Full review
John Cusack, Michael Madsen, James Gandolfini, Michael Rappaport, Phillip Seymour Hoffman...
Oct 09, 2002
Chad - imdb.com
Oct 09, 2002Chad - imdb.com
With the cast listed above how could you not watch? Not a great movie but very entertaining. It's easy to put yourself into the character of John Cusack. What would you do if you found 1.2 million dollars in the... Full review
What would you do if you found $1.2 million?
Oct 06, 2002
George Parker - imdb.com
Oct 06, 2002George Parker - imdb.com
"Money for Nothing" shows us what one man did when he found that sum in the streets of South Philly and learned that "finders-keepers" is not an easy caveat to abide. A not-to-be-taken-seriously light drama full of familiar faces which... Full review
acceptable
Nov 28, 2000
Mickey Knox - imdb.com
Nov 28, 2000Mickey Knox - imdb.com
What would you do if you'd accidentally find 1.2 million dollars? Take it, although it's illegal and the whole police will be on your trail? Or return it, get a 20.000 dollars reward, but live patiently, with no problems? That's... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 15, 1993Washington Post
It has a meaty premise: the corrupting but irresistible lure of free money, specifically $1.2 million found by an unemployed longshoreman (John Cusack) after it falls out of an armored car.
As long as the filmmakers stick to the specific, deeply textured reality of the neighborhood, the movie works; once they begin to broaden it, the flavor, and the poignancy, vanish.
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