Felony is a 2013 Australian crime thriller film directed by Matthew Saville.

It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

[2] While chasing an escaping suspect during a raid on a drug lab, Detective Malcolm “Mal” Toohey (Joel Edgerton) is shot and saved by his protective vest.

After celebrating, Mal drives home drunk and hits a young boy on a bike with his side-view mirror.

When honest young detective constable Jim Melic (Jai Courtney) and his cynical older partner Carl Summer (Tom Wilkinson) arrive on the scene, Carl recognizes Mal and sends Jim off to secure the perimeter.

Meanwhile, Carl has become obsessed with proving that a pedophile named Victor is responsible for the abduction and rape of a young girl.

He begins taunting him, claiming he is as imperfect as his colleagues, and sneeringly suggesting Jim might get AIDS.

Mal goes to visit Carl in the hospital, but slack-mouthed, and apparently having had a stroke, he can only say the words "yeah" and "good".

Matthew Saville signed on to direct the film with Rosemary Blight and Michael Benaroya producing.

The critical consensus says that: "Felony covers familiar ground but does so with uncommon style, thanks to a thought-provoking script, sharp direction, and powerful work from a talented cast.