The Score

R

Released Jul 13, 2001

2 hr. 3 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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73%

127 Reviews

Tomatometer

66%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Career thief Nick Wells (Robert De Niro) is about to mastermind a nearly impossible theft that will require his joining forces with a clever young accomplice (Edward Norton). The unlikely alliance, arranged by Nick's longtime friend and fence, Max (Marlon Brando), interrupts Nick's plan to retire from crime and settle down with his fiancée, Diane (Angela Bassett). Worse, it requires that Nick violate his most important rule: Always work alone.

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Critics Consensus

Though the movie treads familiar ground in the heist/caper genre, Robert DeNiro, Edward Norton, and Marlon Brando make the movie worth watching.

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Jerod S

Norton and Deniro are pulling a big heist - and it has the twists you might expect. Still a good crime caper with a great cast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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SICKS6SIX S

IT GETS 50% FROM ME, NEVER LIKED DE-NERO BUT DID LIKE BRANDO BUT NOT IN THIS, OLD PEOPLE MAKING OLD PEOPLE FILMS, DE-NERO HAS NOT MADE ANYTHING OF NOTE SINCE TAXI DRIVER IMO, HE IS THE MOST OVERRATED ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD, HE COULD NOT TIE THE LIKES OF CHARLES LAWTON'S SHOE LACES, HIS OFF SCREEN ANTICS ARE EVEN WORSE THAN HIS ONSCREEN DISASTERS, THE PLOT TO THIS FILM IS THIN AND FLIMSY, ITS HARDLY A HITCHCOCK THRILLER, ITS JUST SOME OLD OVER THE HILL ACTORS BEING MASSIVLY OVERPAID FOR A FILM THAT NOT MANY YEARS BACK WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN A GERAL RELEASE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $1 BIN FILM AT THE PETROL STATION OR 8 TILL LATE, ITS WOEFULLY DIRECTED, THE SCRIPT IS TERRIBLE AND THE ANNOYING PORTRAYAL OF SOMEONE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES BY NORTON IS UNWATCHABLE AND YOU NEED TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN TO 1 OR 2 WHEN HE IS SPEAKING, WATCH ANY FILM FROM THE 1940S AND IT WILL BE BETTER,

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Leaburn O

The end of Brando's acting career was marked by this questionable thriller. Though filmed in 2001, it has a real unpolished, tacky 90s feel to it. With this cast you might expect more. De Niro is pretty sound and Norton half reprises his Primal Fear role. Not great, very standard, fairly predictable but will pass as a cheap, simple, instantly forgettable thriller for a couple of hours.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/20/23

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Dick C

It's my second watching this motion picture, The Score, 2001...with one of my favourite actors, Robert De Niro as well as Marlon Brando, his final film role...with other strong castings, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/23

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Craftnight 4

Ein Starbesetzer Heist Movie mit Robert de Niro, Edword Norton die die Hauptrollen spielen. Als kleine Rollen ist Marlon Brando in seinem letzten Film zu sehen. Zum Cast alle spielen super, aber ich Brando gab es leider nicht of zu sehen. Wenn er zu sehen war, war es super. Den Plot fine ich ok, aber nichts besonders. Der Film ist ok, es gab viele Entscheidungen von Charakteren, vor allem von Edward Nortons Charakter die niemand begehen würde. Der Film zieht sich und wird langweilig. Der Film ist leider sehr vorhersehbar, weshalb es für mich keine Überraschungen gab. Es gab Charaktere die überflussig waren und auch hätten gestrichen werden können. 6/10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/23

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s c

Solid heist movie. DeNiro and Norton carry it. Brando is superfluous.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Frank Oz

Director

Robert De Niro

Nick Wells

Ed Norton

Jackie Teller

Angela Bassett

Diane

Marlon Brando

Max Baron

Gary Farmer

Burt

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Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Oz courts first-rate performances from each of his stars.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 17, 2001

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

Manages to waste a prestigious cast on a tediously long-winded caper plot.

Jul 20, 2001

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews

Part of the fun is watching and listening to Brando parody his slurred speech

Rated: C

Jan 30, 2011

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

"The Score," a competent if nothing-special heist thriller on paper, showcases three generations of acting giants.

Rated: B

Aug 18, 2007

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Synopsis

Career thief Nick Wells (Robert De Niro) is about to mastermind a nearly impossible theft that will require his joining forces with a clever young accomplice (Edward Norton). The unlikely alliance, arranged by Nick's longtime friend and fence, Max (Marlon Brando), interrupts Nick's plan to retire from crime and settle down with his fiancée, Diane (Angela Bassett). Worse, it requires that Nick violate his most important rule: Always work alone.

Director: Frank Oz
Screenwriter: Kario Salem, Lem Dobbs, Scott Marshall Smith, Roland Pellegrino, Adam Platnick, Bernard Williams
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Horseshoe Bay Productions, Paramount Pictures, Eagle Point Production, Mandalay Pictures
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 13, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $71.1M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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