The Bank Job fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Nostalgic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, history, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
The Bank Job is tense.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Crime, history, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, history, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.
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You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and sexual content.
1 h 52 min
The Bank Job runs 1 h 52 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 74 and audiences 73 out of 100, so both groups see The Bank Job much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $20 million to make and earned $65 million worldwide, 3.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Australia, United Kingdom, United States.
+70GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Bank Job in 84 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 48 storytelling tropes for The Bank Job, including One Last Job, The Load, Even Evil Has Standards.
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