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      The Lookout

      R Released Mar 30, 2007 1 hr. 39 min. Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama List
      87% 168 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score Chris (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a star athlete, has the world at his feet. Then a devastating car accident leaves him with brain damage and his bright future dimmed. He takes a job as a bank janitor and must write everything down in a small notepad in order to remember. Some former schoolmates lure Chris into their inner circle and rope him into helping them carry out a heist at the bank. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 17 Buy Now

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      The Lookout is a genuinely suspenseful and affecting noir due to the great ensemble cast and their complex, realistic characters.

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      Daniel S The most annoying actors by a long shot. Learn to act. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review Jerod S Levitt had a bad crash in highschool and deals with some memory issues. He's hoodwinked into a bank heist of the place where he cleans at night. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/28/23 Full Review Jelisije J A enjoyable flick that does everything right with its characters and plot points, but doesn't blow my mind enough to call it great. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/10/23 Full Review Cali C As soon as realizing the Ass h*le Jeff Daniels was in it-- thumbs down from me & millions of others for life. Terrible decision on any movie makers part to employee any of these loudmouth toxic clowns like Mark Ruffalo, Jim Carrey etc....and piss off/alienate half the country from the jump. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/23 Full Review Dan H The Lookout has so many positive aspect; great script, great director, great actors. Pure Genius. It's relatable, it's tragic, it's incredibly intelligent. Movie perfection!! -Harrison Food Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Felix T Watch it just to see Jeff Daniels comedy; he steals every scene he's in. Needs more Carla Gugino. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/26/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel Frank has cooked up an interesting moral dilemma for a character ill-equipped to deal with one. Chris has made one big mistake. Is he up for another? Rated: 3/5 May 13, 2009 Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard The Lookout is a well made psychological thriller which only disappoints with its ending. Rated: 3/5 Nov 2, 2007 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) It's a pity Frank is too busy laying on the wintry atmospherics to make the story grip as it should. Nov 2, 2007 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...unexpectedly menacing and with a palpable tension throughout... Rated: 4/5 Feb 24, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins There are too many loopholes in the storyline and an undefined set of rules regarding the main character's brain damage, which generate more aggravation than satisfaction. Rated: 5/10 Nov 26, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Gripping, intense and involved with a sympathetic permeating dichotomy, despite a few slips, The Lookout is the film to be on the lookout for this weekend. Nov 14, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Chris (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a star athlete, has the world at his feet. Then a devastating car accident leaves him with brain damage and his bright future dimmed. He takes a job as a bank janitor and must write everything down in a small notepad in order to remember. Some former schoolmates lure Chris into their inner circle and rope him into helping them carry out a heist at the bank.
      Director
      Scott Frank
      Executive Producer
      Becki Cross Trujillo, Jonathan Glickman, Laurie MacDonald
      Screenwriter
      Scott Frank
      Distributor
      Miramax Films
      Production Co
      Spyglass Entertainment, Miramax Films
      Rating
      R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Violence)
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 30, 2007, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 21, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $4.6M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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