Aubrey Plaza’s best film, “Emily the Criminal,” is out on Netflix.
In the 2022 film from screenwriter and director John Patton Ford, the star of “White Lotus” and “Parks and Recreation” plays Emily Benetto, a young woman who becomes involved in a credit card fraud.
Because she is drowning in student debt and is barred from the job market due to her criminal record, Emily finds herself increasingly drawn into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles.
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Emily the Criminal received critical acclaim upon its release, with Plaza’s performance in particular being praised, and achieved an impressive 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is now available to watch on Netflix in both the UK and the US.
In conversation with Digital Spy When Plaza spoke about the film in 2022, she addressed the project’s timeliness in the wake of recent conversations about student loan debt.
“It was never written to make a political statement or anything like that,” she explained. “And I only choose roles if I think it’s going to be a great and entertaining movie, but (Emily the Criminal) happens to have that message and point of view as well.”
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Author Ford also revealed that he originally envisioned the lead role as a man, but that “everything became more interesting” when he started putting a woman at the center.
“There was more at stake for the woman – for whatever reason – but the real reason is that I started thinking about the character herself,” he added.
Additionally, Plaza’s latest film, My Old Ass, received critical acclaim after its premiere at Sundance, achieving a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is about a queer teenager named Elliott (Maisy Stella) who takes mushrooms and meets her future self (Plaza).
Emily the Criminal is now available to watch on Netflix in the UK and US.
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