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The Bank Job

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Self-reformed petty criminal Terry Leather (Jason Statham) has become a financially struggling car dealer and settled into a pedestrian London life with his wife and kids, but takes the plunge into big crime when his ex-girlfriend, Martine (Saffron Burrows), turns up with an offer to pull off a lucrative bank heist. After Terry assembles his crew of misfits and begins the operation, he finds that there are other agendas at play, and powerful players who have designs on the vault's contents.
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Well cast and crisply directed, The Bank Job is a thoroughly entertaining British heist thriller.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 03/08/2008
3/4
The first half is particularly strong, and while none of the pre-heist team building or preparations are anything we haven't seen many times before these scenes are handled with such dynamic virtuosity they almost feel original and new. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe 03/07/2008
2/4
It's something new for heist pictures: a movie that can't even rip off its predecessor with any panache. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor 03/07/2008
B
The Bank Job is nothing more than an efficient time-killer with the added bonus of being based on a real misadventure. But, unlike its benighted cast of characters, it gets the job done without a hitch. Go to Full Review
Sinead Corcoran The Post NZ 06/02/2021
3.5/5
All in all, this is a job well done. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 02/13/2021
3/4
...it's difficult, for the most part, not to get drawn into the progressively over-the-top twists and turns contained within. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/28/2020
8/10
A fascinating look at criminals, their equally corrupt counterparts on the opposite side of the law, and many a gray-area hoodlum. Go to Full Review
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Daniel L Nov 4 Good fun. Easy to watch. Highly recommended. See more Calvin T @Calvin504 Aug 24 It's great.......it's just the English accents that make a few things hard to understand See more Gareth v Aug 21 A smart, suspenseful, and grounded heist film that combines thrills with intrigue, standing out as one of Statham’s best. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 24 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Andy B Jun 29 It's convoluted, grubby and gritty, and the director is overly fond of his Dutch angles. For all that though, a more intelligent and mature thriller than most Statham fare and certainly one of his better films. See more Jan 8 Plots ans acting werent that good. Looking on my watch... shot of a clock... train drives off.. tense music.. and there from around the corner the guy comes. But still fun. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Self-reformed petty criminal Terry Leather (Jason Statham) has become a financially struggling car dealer and settled into a pedestrian London life with his wife and kids, but takes the plunge into big crime when his ex-girlfriend, Martine (Saffron Burrows), turns up with an offer to pull off a lucrative bank heist. After Terry assembles his crew of misfits and begins the operation, he finds that there are other agendas at play, and powerful players who have designs on the vault's contents.
Director
Roger Donaldson
Producer
Steve Chasman, Charles Roven
Screenwriter
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Mosaic Media Group
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.0M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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