Brick (2005)

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Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mysterious Skin) is a loner at his high school, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves, Emily (Emilie de Ravin, Lost), turns up dead, he is determined to find the “who” and “why”. Enlisting the aid of his only true friend, The Brain, Brendan plunges headlong into the dark and dangerous social strata of rich girl Laura, intimidating Tug, and the mysterious Pin (Lukas Hass, Last Days). It is only by gaining acceptance into The Pin's closely guarded inner circle of crime and punishment that Brendan can uncover hard truths about himself, Emily, and the suspects he is getting closer to. The debut feature of writer-director Rian Johnson, Brick turns the American high school genre on its head, injecting hard boiled dialogue and a classic Film Noir style reminiscent of The Maltese Falcon and Chinatown. An absorbing, original mystery with stunning performances from an up and coming cast, Brick will leave you spellbound.