Director: Potsy Ponciroli
A million dollars turns up in a sleepy island town, and Greedy People watches its residents make one bad call after another as they try to keep the money and cover up how they found it.
What is Greedy People about?
The plot centers on a small, picturesque coastal community where a routine police call turns into something much messier: a body, a stash of cash, and a group of otherwise ordinary residents who each decide that keeping quiet is easier than doing the right thing. As lies stack on top of lies, the town's rookie officer and his more seasoned partner find themselves circling suspects who used to be their neighbors, while the money itself keeps warping everyone's judgment. The tone leans into dark comedy as much as crime plotting, with the escalating cover-up producing as many laughs as it does tense standoffs.
Cast & crew
Joseph Gordon-Levitt anchors the ensemble as one half of the town's police duo, playing against Himesh Patel's more anxious rookie energy. Lily James, Tim Blake Nelson, and Uzo Aduba round out a cast of island residents whose competing self-interests drive most of the film's twists, with Traci Lords and Simon Rex adding further texture to the town's gallery of suspects.
Context & significance
Director Potsy Ponciroli, previously known for the western Old Henry, pivots here into ensemble crime-comedy territory, a genre that leans on a large cast of flawed characters rather than a single protagonist. Greedy People arrived in 2024 as a comedy-crime hybrid built around the classic premise of found money corrupting an entire community, one bad decision at a time, and it holds a solid 6.2 audience rating that reflects its cult following among fans of small-town crime capers.
Where & how to watch
Greedy People can be streamed on K-Time after logging into a free account, with the platform's Farsi-friendly design making it easy for Persian-speaking audiences to find and watch. Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles are both available for this title.