Crown and Anchor

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Crown and Anchor

2018

2h 1m

Crime

Drama

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A haunted police officer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral. He's forced to confront his estranged cousin, who has become a drug-using criminal.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Jul 11, 2019

This film is utterly absorbing, pulling viewers into a world that seems permanently overcast - as gray and discolored as a busted lip.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Mar 4, 2021

3.5/5

It's old school indie, but in our era of frenetic editing it feels fresh and new.

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

Jul 26, 2019

7/10

Michael Rowe and Matt Wells give standout performances as cousins who live two separate types of lives. A gritty and entertaining movie about the mean streets of Canada.

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Carissa Pavlica

TV Fanatic

Jul 11, 2019

3.5/5

It's a commendable directorial debut for Andrew Rowe who allows the camera and his actors' presence to do a lot of the work. It could have easily been overdone, but his deft writing and directing did a powerful story justice.

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

Oct 5, 2018

3/5

While you can pretty much tell where Crown And Anchor is going from the first scenes, it plays out with power and purpose.

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Matthew Roe

Film Threat

Oct 5, 2018

6/10

Even with its nagging, lumbering elements, Crown and Anchor succeeds in taking a hard look on the how our childhoods turn us into the misfit adults we are, and not to find answers, but to simply (and starkly) observe the effects.

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jwcdood T

@jwcdood Jul 29, 2026

The critics got it right — CROWN AND ANCHOR is totally absorbing in every way... screenplay, casting, terrific direction, acting and production. If only all flicks were this engaging...

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Aug 12, 2019

Exceeds expectations!

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Jul 15, 2019

I have to admit, for a directorial debut Andrew Rowe sure meets his calling heading. "Crown And Anchor" rests somewhere between "Training Day" and "In Bruges". The attitude and pace of the film is more classic British thriller, but the incorporating of a dark and dingy cop in crisis hits more to the film styles this side of the pond. Appreciate considering the film is based from the point-of-view of a New Foundland native. The story stays really traditional with familiar tropes, recognizable characters and mixed with steeley, tense angst. Even though the originality suffers a bit, the characters and situational drama is captivating and at times rife with dark humor. The acting is stellar and the build to a moment when these two tragic characters clash is compelling. The suspense and intensity starts almost immediately in "Crown And Anchor". It gets stated in the beginning that some things have happened, we enter in the midst of the worsening chaos and things are only gonna get worse. Moments of botched criminal activity, interactions with unsavory characters, and a bit of blood and bandages bring in the thriller elements. The film could have easily been edited down about 20 minutes and still killed it, but overall "Crown And Anchor" is worth the watch.

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Synopsis

A haunted police officer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral. He's forced to confront his estranged cousin, who has become a drug-using criminal.

Director: Andrew Rowe
Producer: Matt Wells, Vince Buda, Rhett Giles, Michael Rowe
Screenwriter: Andrew Rowe, Matt Wells
Production Co: Piss N Vinegar Productions
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2019
Runtime: 2h 1m

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