Interview With "Crime 101" Filmmaker Bart Layton

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

"Crime 101" is a crime thriller film written and directed by Bart Layton. It is based on the 2020 novella of the same name by Don Winslow. The film stars Chris Hemsworth as jewel thief Mike Davis, whose heists along the 101 freeway have left the police baffled. When Mike sets his sights on the ultimate score, his plans intersect with those of insurance broker Sharon Colvin, played by Halle Berry. Detective Lou Lubesnick, played by Mark Ruffalo, believes he has cracked Mike's pattern and is determined to bring him down before the next job. The film also stars Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte. Layton was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on February 13th from Amazon MGM Studios. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.8	and writer for Crime 101, Bart Layton.
0:38.3	Take a deep breath in.
0:40.3	And exhale.
0:49.3	What do you see?
0:51.3	What do you feel? What do you feel?
0:55.0	Feel this moment.
1:00.0	Yeah, wouldn't die for any shirts, company.
1:02.0	Get in.
1:03.0	There's water in the truck.
1:04.0	Could have been certain, could have been a jeep.
1:06.0	He hits jewels, cash, and high-value items.
1:11.6	He knows exactly what the transport and when.
1:14.6	There's no DNA. He's in and out in seconds.
1:17.6	Your guy's untraceable.
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