The Hurricane Heist

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The Hurricane Heist

PG-13

2018

1h 43m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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The rural town of New Hope, Ala., has a pair of super-sized problems heading its way: There's a hurricane bearing down on the Gulf coastline, and there's a team of 30 well-armed mercenaries intent on looting the local treasury facility.

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Critics Consensus

The Hurricane Heist is a throwback to the overblown action thrillers of yesteryear -- and a thoroughly middling example of why they don't make 'em like this anymore.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Rob Cohen [...] can surely do better than the terrible CGI, unconvincing tax-break landscapes [...], and wince-making dialogue [...] on display here.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 13, 2018

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Hannah Strong

Little White Lies

Like staring into the abyss.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 6, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

All entirely but watchably absurd, and Kebbell himself carries it off with some style and shows he's got exactly the right leading-man chops.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 6, 2018

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

...the story is so silly and inconsequential, functioning mostly to move from one weather-action scene to the next.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The dopiest weather-related yarn this side of Geostorm.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 11, 2021

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

The cheapness is neither enraging or endearing, and the film as a whole is just an eyesore that, if anything, lessens the blow of whatever absurdity occurs from time to time.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 23, 2020

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Benjamin Z.

I thought it was a really good movie, good concept, but it reminded me too much of hard rain with Christian Slater and Morgan Freeman. But it is a good movie to watch good action, good chemistry with all the characters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/25

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Yash B

"The Hurricane Heist" is not a good movie by any real measure. The acting and dialogue are pretty bad, and the action scenes are bonkers and repetitive. The movie just becomes boring to watch at a point, and I didn't feel invested in the heist element, which is pretty important in a movie like this. I do think there is an element of the movie that is so silly that it is fun for a bad movie night, as I enjoyed the experience of watching it with friends. Overall, that being said, it is a movie that is bad on every technical level, so it is hard to find any other real reason to watch it, especially when there are so many better heist movies out there.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Audience Member

A disaster movie in three senses, the flat plot, the pathetic acting and the embarassing direction.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Elle S

I'm not sure if the writers know what a hurricane even is? Because they seem to think it's a giant tornado. And no amount of the crummy acting, script, and the distracting color grading could get me invested back into the film. 1 star for drinking game efficacy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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Indriði V

Its one of those movies that I can recomend to everybody. Dont ask me why .. Just watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Test T

I watched this on DVD recently. It's much better than the reviews would have you believe. It's well made with decent acting, special effects, and soundtrack. The story's pretty good too, but reminded me of other similar films. The main problem is a hurricane is hardly the ideal weather for filming, so the film is predictably grey and wet. Perhaps one day we'll get a "Heatwave Heist" movie with nice sunny scenes? Back to this, there's nothing to dislike really, and it deserves a recommendation.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Synopsis

The rural town of New Hope, Ala., has a pair of super-sized problems heading its way: There's a hurricane bearing down on the Gulf coastline, and there's a team of 30 well-armed mercenaries intent on looting the local treasury facility.

Director: Rob Cohen
Screenwriter: Jeff Dixon, Scott Windhauser
Distributor: Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Production Co: Signature Pictures, Foresight Unlimited
Rating: PG-13 (Destruction|Action|Language|Sequences of Gun Violence|Some Suggestive Material)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.1M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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