Thumper (film)

Thumper is a 2017 crime thriller directed and written by Jordan Ross and starring Eliza Taylor, Lena Headey, Pablo Schreiber, Ben Feldman, Daniel Webber, and Grant Harvey. The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and was released on November 7, 2017.

Synopsis
In a town of low-income and fractured families, Kat Carter is an undercover police investigator who pretends to be a new student. She befriends classmate Beaver in a place where drugs and violence run rampant and realizes how deep the drug problem is. Harbouring a dark secret of her own, she attracts the attention of the leader of a drug ring, Wyatt.

Cast

 * Eliza Taylor as Kat Carter/Meredith
 * Pablo Schreiber as Wyatt Rivers
 * Lena Headey as Ellen
 * Ben Feldman as Jimmy
 * Daniel Webber as Beaver
 * Grant Harvey as Troy
 * Britain Dalton as Dean

Casting
It was announced in April 2016 that Eliza Taylor and Daniel Webber had joined the cast of the film.

Release
The film had its worldwide premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2017. On June 5, 2017, it was announced that The Orchard had bought Thumper and it was given a limited release on November 7, 2017.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86%, with an average rating of 6/10.

Frank Sheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film mixed reviews. Though he found Taylor a "talented, vivacious performer" he failed to find her role in the film convincing. On the other hand, he praised Schreiber, who he said "delivered a suitably intense and charismatic performance". However, he found the film unable to overcome its cliches.