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Den of Thieves

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Nick O'Brien is the hard-drinking leader of the Regulators, an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Ray Merrimen is the recently paroled leader of the Outlaws, a gang of ex-military men who use their expertise and tactical skills to evade the law. O'Brien, Merrimen and their crews soon find themselves on a direct collision course as the criminals hatch an elaborate plan for a seemingly impossible heist -- the city's Federal Reserve Bank.
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Den of Thieves pays energetic homage to classic heist thrillers of the past; unfortunately, it never comes close to living up to its obvious inspirations.

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Stephen Romei The Australian Butler and Schreiber deliver commanding performances. They are men who could explode at any moment, at work or at home. That nonstop ticking beneath their calm exteriors fills the film with a gripping tension. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 14, 2018 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times Den of Thieves desperately wants to be Heat or The Killer when it grows up. Instead it's a daft, distant, drunken cousin to those pictures, but if you studiously avoid thinking about it, you can at least enjoy its moronic antics. Rated: 3/5 Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald The film's sole virtue is its finale - a complicated plot twist that sparks a belated, and brief, surge of interest. Rated: 2/5 Feb 2, 2018 Full Review David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment A very well-written crime thriller that keeps the action to the fore but doesn't forget how important an intense a plot is as well. Butler is amazing in a role that he was born to play. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 19, 2025 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse It's one thing for the bad guys to shoot one another, but when cops place dozens of innocent people in the middle of an automatic gun battle it feels gratuitous even for a movie like this. Rated: 2/5 Feb 28, 2021 Full Review Dan Buffa KSDK News (St. Louis) The lesson is simple, ladies and gents. Don't judge a book or movie by its cover. There could be a fun toy waiting in that gift you didn't care to unwrap. Nov 10, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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KimB I enjoyed this movie! Action was on point! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/10/25 Full Review Diamond E Oh my golly Ray merrimen I so love your " I don't care charm." Everyone the movie is lit with 🔥 Action, emotion, comedy, I mean a gal couldn't ask for more! Every character and intricate detail is important and it makes you say woooooo literally. It's a must see. Spoiler den of thieves 2 is so bad I fell asleep in the movie theater save the money on that movie 🎥 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/12/25 Full Review Michael D The film features top-notch, superbly shot action and nails the pacing despite its length, consistently revealing just enough of the mystery. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/25 Full Review bob t This is not a full on action movie, it is a heist thriller with a shootout at the very beginning and at the end of the movie. The family subplot is also just unneeded. Gerard Butler is still awesome! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/27/25 Full Review TorQue M What the actual… Den of Thieves is a great movie. Reminds me of Heat, but better. The sequel was garbage. I guess I’m just always going against the critics on this site now. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/24/25 Full Review Ryan M Good action, nice twist (although not perfectly executed), and commanding performances by the lead men. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nick O'Brien is the hard-drinking leader of the Regulators, an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Ray Merrimen is the recently paroled leader of the Outlaws, a gang of ex-military men who use their expertise and tactical skills to evade the law. O'Brien, Merrimen and their crews soon find themselves on a direct collision course as the criminals hatch an elaborate plan for a seemingly impossible heist -- the city's Federal Reserve Bank.
Director
Christian Gudegast
Producer
Mark Canton, Tucker Tooley, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel
Screenwriter
Christian Gudegast
Distributor
STX Films
Production Co
G-BASE, Diamond Film Productions, Tucker Tooley Entertainment
Rating
R (Some Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 19, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 25, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$44.9M
Runtime
2h 20m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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