To Rob a Thief

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To Rob a Thief

PG-13

2007

1h 38m

Action

Adventure

Comedy

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Alejandro (Fernando Colunga) and Emilio (Miguel Varoni), two professional thieves, hatch the perfect plot to rob a TV infomercial king. They plan to plant their crew in their mark's everyday life as household staff, chauffeurs, gardeners and the like, where they will have access to high-security areas without attracting attention. When their regular crew pass on the job Alejandro and Emilio must use real immigrant laborers, who are completely honest and innocent of past wrongdoing.

Critics Consensus

The light and comic Ladron que roba a Ladron isn't deep or hugely substantial, but it's still a very fun heist flick nonetheless.

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Tim Cogshell

Boxoffice Magazine

09/08/2007

2/4

Painfully didactic storytelling.

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Robert Koehler

Variety

09/01/2007

Comic touches are obvious and broad, while helmer Joe Menendez lacks the essential energy for a vital heist entertainment.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

08/31/2007

3.5/5

This film is like Ocean's Eleven if directed by Robin Hood and financed by Telemundo.

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

04/28/2011

An American comedy for the other America.

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

08/07/2008

3/5

S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

10/22/2007

3/5

Subtitled heist movie for teens and up scores.

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10/11/2015

I watched this to practice Spanish but I found this movie to be quite entertaining as well. This is like a Latino Robin Hood meets Ocean's Eleven.

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08/04/2014

Creo que fue una película modesta pero al mismo tiempo me pareció una buena producción. Me agradaron las actuaciones.

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07/30/2014

Me gusto esta policula. Es bastante entretenida.

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04/14/2014

Very funny, though the idea that you can blow a hole in a concrete foundation wall and no one hears or finds out about it, shoots a hole in the film.

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12/14/2013

Too silly and over-the-top for my taste. Not even nearly as clever as it tries to be.

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11/13/2012

(***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] A fun heist film.

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Synopsis

Alejandro (Fernando Colunga) and Emilio (Miguel Varoni), two professional thieves, hatch the perfect plot to rob a TV infomercial king. They plan to plant their crew in their mark's everyday life as household staff, chauffeurs, gardeners and the like, where they will have access to high-security areas without attracting attention. When their regular crew pass on the job Alejandro and Emilio must use real immigrant laborers, who are completely honest and innocent of past wrongdoing.

Director: Joe Menendez
Producer: Roni Menendez, James McNamara, Ben Odell
Screenwriter: José Angel Henrickson
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Panamax Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0M
Runtime: 1h 38m