A reclusive movie star hires a private detective after he's anonymously blackmailed. Things turn violent when an aspiring writer is fingered for the crime in a dangerous case of mistaken identity.
The Big Take is a 2018 American thriller comedy film written and directed by Justin Daly and starring James McCaffrey, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Zoë Bell, Bill Sage, Dan Hedaya and Robert Forster. It is Daly's feature directorial debut and also marked McCaffrey's final film role before his death in 2023.