The Good Thief

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The Good Thief

R

Released Apr 16, 2003

1h 48m

Crime

Drama

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Bob (Nick Nolte) is an aging thief who has seen better days and is battling both an addiction to heroin and a growing gambling problem. But he still thinks he has one more big score in him and plots a massive heist of a Monte Carlo casino. In order to pull off the theft, he'll need an amazing team of accomplices and will have to outwit his nemesis, the local police chief (Tcheky Karyo). The chief knows that Bob is up to something, but can he figure it out before Bob makes off with millions?

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Critics Consensus

Bolstered by Nolte's strong performance, The Good Thief brims with seductive style.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

The problems stem from ragged storytelling, a surfeit of silly epigrams and a jangle of accents and cultures that leaves you wondering where Mr. Nolte's strangulated crook fits in.

Apr 4, 2018

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Barbara Ellen

The Times (UK)

The Good Thief is worth seeing, if only for Nolte's turn as the loveable de-toxing rogue.

Jan 3, 2018

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Derek Adams

Time Out

While Jordan's repeated freeze-frames try a little too hard for nonchalance, the overall cocktail of Gallic insouciance and American film noir grit delivers such relaxant properties you forgive a few foibles.

Jun 24, 2006

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

A faithful remake, a spirited updating, and a deft, colorful, thoroughly entertaining heist film swimming in character and atmosphere, Neil Jordan's The Good Thief (2002)... may not be his best film, but it is one of his most purely enjoyable.

Feb 12, 2016

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 4/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Film Threat

Rated: 2/5

Jan 9, 2006

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bob c

Nolte in top form. Loads of supporting good turns. Marvellous sound track. Unusual French ambience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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S R

A huge letdown from the original. The whole thing seemed rushed and contrived. It's a shame because it could have been much better. RUS.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Audience Member

Slightly better than ‘Confidence’ but not by much

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/23

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Audience Member

Personally, I enjoyed the film. It had a decent story line, nice cinematography, an occasional partially clad pretty lady, a decent setup of a crime & a twist with an enjoyable ending (which these days is unusual for Hollywood writers, producers, studio execs (& many with low processing brain waves). Michael Clements aka Budman

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/21

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Horribly written, horrible acting. Everything in this "movie" if you want to call it that - is predictable from the Beginning to end. I wouldn't see this movie if they paid me. Worst case for me is Liam Neeson is the same actor in every movie - including this worthless movie. his character in this movie from every word in the script, the way he conducts himself, the way he speaks just EVERYTHING is ANOTHER taken movie, he only knows how to be one character / the role he played in taken - unfortunately he is not a true actor and cannot get out of that character that's why this movie and all others is taken REGARDLESS of what the movie is

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Boring from start to finish!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

Bob (Nick Nolte) is an aging thief who has seen better days and is battling both an addiction to heroin and a growing gambling problem. But he still thinks he has one more big score in him and plots a massive heist of a Monte Carlo casino. In order to pull off the theft, he'll need an amazing team of accomplices and will have to outwit his nemesis, the local police chief (Tcheky Karyo). The chief knows that Bob is up to something, but can he figure it out before Bob makes off with millions?

Director: Neil Jordan
Producer: Stephen Woolley, Seaton McLean, John Wells
Screenwriter: Neil Jordan
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Alliance Atlantis Communications
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 2003, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Aug 19, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.5M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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