This New Indie Thriller Is Full of Twists—and Has a 98% Rating on Rotten Tomatoes

It’s not often nowadays that a film changes my opinion. It's also not often that I get to watch a truly compelling, original film. The movie No Address gave me both. Boasting a 98 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the official synopsis calls this flick “a compelling drama that captures the journey of a group of individuals experiencing homelessness.” But I'd take things even further: This film is actually a cross between a mystery and a thriller, taking you through the gut-wrenching reality of what can happen when you are homeless.

Starring Billy Baldwin and Ashanti, No Address is a cinematic exploration of hope, humanity and resilience, as the characters navigate the stormy challenges of life with no physical address, showcasing the reality that homelessness could happen to anyone.

Or as Ashanti says, you could be doing everything right, and then things take a sudden turn for the worse. “I really learned about homelessness reading the script,” she told PureWow. “You can be doing everything right—going to work, paying your bills—you might lose a payment, and it can completely change your life. I think the message is that we need to change something.”

This, in my opinion, is exactly what makes No Address such a tough watch, as you are introduced to Lauren, a young woman who experiences hardship and has to face the tough reality of fighting for survival in the streets. Eventually, she is able to meet a group of outcasts who couldn’t be more different from one another, but are able to use the one commonality they do have (homelessness) to work together for survival, but not without plenty of challenges along the way. The tough moments are ones that will make you hold your breath, such as close calls with death due to drug usage, one individual being brutally stabbed and another accidentally being hit by car and killed out of nowhere. What makes this a mystery and a thriller? You don't know what is coming next, or who is going to survive, giving this movie an unexpected edge.

The most important part of the film according to Baldwin? “What many people don’t realize is that this is a mental health crisis as well. Many people who have experienced homelessness have also experienced some kind of health crisis. We’re dealing with a huge fentanyl epidemic in this country," he says.

Since those very same challenges exist in real life amongst those who are homeless, the actors and filmmakers behind No Address have pledged to do their own part in helping the community as 50 percent of net proceeds from ticket sales will go to nonprofits making an impact in local communities nationwide. “These profits go to help make a difference and bring some changes to life. This will pave the way to provide resources for people to check out their mental health,” Ashanti explains. “I’m proud that we’re able to help them get the resources that they need to be able to move forward.”

If you're looking for unique storyline that provides an in-depth look on a topic that doesn't get discussed nearly enough, I highly suggest giving this film a shot.

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