99 Homes

In the wake of an eviction that upends his small family, Dennis Nash, a proud and resourceful construction worker, fights to reclaim the life he and his wife and young son imagined. With bills piling up and the bank breathlessly breathing down their necks, he accepts an uneasy arrangement that could pull him back into the cycle of foreclosures. He finds himself working for Rick Carver, a ruthless broker who profits from others' misfortune, and the arrangement drags him into morally compromising territory. The film follows Dennis as he weighs loyalty against survival, the pressure mounting as the system seems built to favor the powerful. It is a tense portrait of desperation, consequence, and resilience. Set in a sunbaked suburb, the film uses close framing and a tense patience to trace Dennis's choices.

Released in 2015, the drama is directed by Ramin Bahrani. The project is presented as an original screenplay with credits to Amir Naderi and Bahareh Azimi, placing Bahrani among notable contemporary voices tackling social issues on screen. The project marks Bahrani's ongoing focus on working-class protagonists and the consequences of the foreclosure crisis.

Critics noted the film as a timely social critique that blurs the line between employer and predator in a foreclosure economy. The depiction of everyday families facing eviction resonates with real world conversations about housing policy and the human cost of aggressive real estate practices.

Many reviews praised the performances, especially Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon, for grounding the moral questions with grit and restraint. The film frames greed, duty, and family loyalty as entangled pressures, inviting viewers to ask who bears responsibility when the system favors those with power.

Box office records show the film earned about 1.41 million worldwide against an 8 million budget, a modest release that underlines the gap between critical praise and box office success.