Modus Operandi

Modus Operandi (2008)

  • 75% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (57 ratings)

Two briefcases with mysterious contents are stolen from top Presidential candidate Squire Parks, setting off a deadly series of double-crosses and betrayals. Desperate warring factions of subterranean organizations will stop at nothing to gain possession of the sensitive material. A covert branch of… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Frankie Latina
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 10, 2010 Limited

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Do you understand why I enjoyed Modus Oprandi? You don't. Millions agree with you.

  • Kyle Smith, New York Post

    Although the film is, by design, an unwatchable mess on one level and its one joke about 8 mm filmmaking would play better as a music video or a TV commercial, there's no denying the crazed dedication to detail.

  • Mike Hale, New York Times

    Bears a greater surface resemblance to the 1960s and '70s genre films to which it pays homage than Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse did.

  • Eric Hynes, Village Voice

    A handmade, endearingly disreputable valentine to no-budget, maximum-impact cinema, Modus Operandi is seriously seedy and truly inspired.

  • Matthew Sorrento, Bright Lights Film Journal

    "Loving the Bad: An Interview with Frankie Latina and Sasha Grey on Modus Operandi"

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Greg S


    The CIA hires a retired, alcoholic agent to track down two stolen briefcases in return for the name of the man who killed his wife. A fake grindhouse movie with constant nudity, torture and gore and about a 5% admixture of surrealism. Always surprising, not overly jokey, and much… More

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