Trash

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Trash

R

2015

1h 53m

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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In Brazil, three young favela dwellers go on the run after they find a wallet containing proof of a politician's corruption.

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Critics Consensus

Action-packed, funny, and thought-provoking, Trash finds feel-good cinema in real-life squalor without resorting to cheap sentimentality.

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Odie Henderson

RogerEbert.com

Oct 9, 2015

2/4

While the caper plot has its moments, I kept hoping "Trash" would do more than treat its setting as some curiously unexplainable foreign planet.

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Entertainment Weekly

Oct 9, 2015

B

A diverting two hours, and an excellent reminder of the wide world of stories out there waiting to be told.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Oct 9, 2015

An intensive, propulsive political thriller representing a tautly executed return to form for director Stephen Daldry.

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Daniel Orton

One Room With A View

May 17, 2019

4/5

Trash is a magical film, possessing the ability to simultaneously anger you and lift your spirits as you are taken for a thrilling ride through the injustice of life in Rio de Janeiro.

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Lucy Popescu

CineVue

Apr 4, 2019

4/5

Daldry has a rare talent... for drawing out the very best from young actors. The sheer joy and energy of the boys propels Trash and keeps us rooting for good over evil despite the contrived ending.

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Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

Feb 20, 2016

B

This effectively tense adventure also delivers the heart and heroism audiences love.

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karen N.

@karen99 Apr 30, 2026

Very surprised how good it actually is. Good acting, for a over used catastrophic event I enjoyed it.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 23, 2026

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, eo filme tem um drama bom.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 28, 2025

LOL, 1 hour and 53 minutes of comedy. Rated R for Violence and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Joshua S

@RT46410974 Mar 24, 2025

Sticky sweetcorn, plump potatoes, manky muffins, Scottish sausage rolls

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Emilliano S

@emill_santos Apr 5, 2023

Started as intriguing as slumdog millionaire vibes but failed to hold the momentum at the end

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torin f

@nonlinearize Dec 20, 2022

The RT consensus nails it---and I'd add that TRASH is visually beautiful and deeply evocative throughout. Highly recommended.

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Synopsis

In Brazil, three young favela dwellers go on the run after they find a wallet containing proof of a politician's corruption.

Director: Stephen Daldry
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kris Thykier
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis
Distributor: Focus World
Production Co: Working Title Films, Universal Studios
Rating: R (Violence|Language)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.2K
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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