Two Step is a 2014 American neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Alex R. Johnson and starring Beth Broderick, James Landry Hébert, Skyy Moore, Jason Douglas, and Ashley Rae Spillers.

James, a young adult from El Paso, comes to Austin to visit his grandmother, only for her to die shortly after his arrival.

At the same time, Webb, a small-time con man who specializes in grandparent scams, is released from prison and surprises his girlfriend, Amy, by coming home a day early.

After he angrily chastises her for bringing up an incident in which he broke her nose, she flees the house with the money Webb conned out of senior citizens.

After his career failed to take off in New York, writer-director Johnson moved to Austin, Texas, where he was inspired to write Two Step.

[5] Geoff Berkshire of Variety wrote, "This well-acted character-driven thriller marinates in Austin atmosphere and delivers unconventional thrills."

[6] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that it "begins slowly and surely before ratcheting up the tension to terrific effect".

[8] Stephen Holden of The New York Times made it a "NYT Critics' Pick" and described it as "a nasty, flawlessly acted little gem that goes deep inside its characters' psyches".

[9] Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times wrote that it is "a particularly confident and enjoyable" neo-noir thriller because Johnson understands the importance of character development and dialogue.