American Heist

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American Heist

R

Released Jul 24, 2015

1h 30m

Crime

Drama

Action

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Within 24 hours of being released from a 10-year sentence, Frankie (Adrien Brody) threatens to drag his brother James (Hayden Christensen) back into the criminal underworld that nearly swallowed them both years before.

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

American Heist, I want my 94 minutes back.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 24, 2015

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Despite a few strong emotional beats, the crime drama "American Heist" proves as undistinguished as its generic title.

Jul 24, 2015

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Jim Slotek

Toronto Sun

American Heist has straight-to-video written all over it. Once there, I recommend you skip directly to the last act if you decide to watch it at all.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 23, 2015

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Matt Hudson

What I Watched Tonight

The movie suffers from underdeveloped characters, a lack of originality and an unnecessary social commentary. Half good, half bad.

Rated: 5/10

Oct 20, 2018

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Lisa Twang

The New Paper (Singapore)

Just play Grand Theft Auto 5 instead.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2017

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Mike Scott

Times-Picayune

Hayden Christensen and Adrien Brody turn in solid performances, but this by-the-numbers exercise does little to distinguish itself from any number of better crime thrillers.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 8, 2015

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Audience Member

Bad writing causes bad acting I guess. Don’t waste your time on a bad storyline.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/04/24

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Dom C

Talented cast working with bad writing and bad casting decisions for the characters portrayed. Pacing is a bit off, with pieces of the film feeling rushed with no explanation as to how certain situations occur. Ending felt cut short with too much ambiguity to warrant the actions leading up to it. Overall felt like an undercooked Chicken that was served too early.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/26/24

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Mike T

This entire movie was amazing, great cast, great acting, awesome story. 👍🏻👍🏻

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/23

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Audience Member

While this film would very much like to be a comedy about a jazz-loving car mechanic whose petty crim brother comes out of prison and keeps trying to drag him into ineptly criminal schemes, sadly it isn't. Gratuitous tonal shifts, cliche, and dubious racial stereotyping make it a cringe to watch.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

There is decent production value and better acting then expected, but not enough to make this film stand out. However, Adrien Brody is terribly miscast...again. An average and passable heist thriller which will be forgotten shortly after the credits roll. 5/10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Nick E

Great performances by Christensen and Brody. I'm only giving it five Stars because they both deserve it. But what the fuck are either of them doing in this movie. Especially hayden who has the fit for big budget films. Christensen really needs to better films and start getting cast more because there is a lot of potential there. Same goes for Oscar winning Brody who has no business being in a movie like this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/20

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Synopsis

Within 24 hours of being released from a 10-year sentence, Frankie (Adrien Brody) threatens to drag his brother James (Hayden Christensen) back into the criminal underworld that nearly swallowed them both years before.

Director: Sarik Andreasyan
Producer: Tove Christensen, Sarik Andreasyan, Gevond Andreasyan, Georgy Malkov, Vladimir Polyakov
Screenwriter: Raul Inglis
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Glacier Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Sexual Material|Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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