The film tells the story of three small-time criminals who take hostages when they are cornered by the police.

Initially a small-time criminal, he moved up the crime ladder along with his role in politics.

He played a small-time criminal who struggled with his life-style and wanted to reform.

All three were small-time criminals involved in the drug trade.

Jimmy was also a small-time criminal, a perpetual loser, and eventually went to prison for good, where he died.

Mike is a small-time criminal, working for the more connected Vinnie.

It is a movie about how professional small-time criminals live and practice their trades.

Upon his release from prison he became something of a small-time criminal.

But at the low level only a few small-time criminals and local truckers.

The two sides could be facing off at an office conference table or in a movie about small-time criminals.