The Vault

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The Vault

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Released Mar 26, 2021

1h 58m

Mystery & Thriller

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Crime

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Freddie Highmore ("The Good Doctor") and Famke Janssen (X-Men) star in this globe-trotting, action-packed thriller following a high-risk heist. When an engineer (Highmore) learns of a mysterious, impenetrable fortress hidden under The Bank of Spain, he joins a crew of master thieves who plan to steal the legendary lost treasure locked inside while the whole country is distracted by Spain's World Cup Final. With thousands of soccer fans cheering in the streets, and security forces closing in, the crew have just minutes to pull off the score of a lifetime. Also starring Astrid Berges-Frisbey (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and Liam Cunningham ("Game of Thrones").

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Critics Consensus

Its runtime passes painlessly enough, but The Vault's slickly engineered thrills are dulled by familiarity.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

The scene, the setting and the characters are all familiar, but "The Vault" moves nimbly and efficiently through the motions. Consider this bank job a score.

Mar 29, 2021

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Liam Cunningham and Freddie Highmore lead the sparkling cast of thieves just crazy enough to try to claim treasure buried deep under the Bank of Spain.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 27, 2021

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

Crackerjack direction and the performances are really fun.

Mar 26, 2021

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

... Instantly forgettable. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 23, 2022

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Guillermo Courau

La Nación (Argentina)

Has a local flavor that makes all the difference. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Dec 3, 2021

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Santiago Alverú

Cinemanía (Spain)

There's nothing wrong with The Vault, but there's nothing new either. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 19, 2021

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Igor S

It's one of those movies that is very formulaic and has a ton of plot holes, but is decent enough to pass the time, if you're looking for a dumb/don't think about it movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/12/25

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Jack A

Yawn. Best part is Freddie Highmore's attempts to act. He has a massive repetoir of one facial expression throughout ( he might have also frowned once). He looks like a stunned mullet at all times, thank God there were no sex scenes he was in ( or did I fall asleep?), I just can't imagine how ( un) realistic those would be with him staring straight ahead, blinkless, at all times. My goldfish would have been more entertaining.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Yossi W

I thought the movie was brilliant, however I retract my starts and give it a minus five starts if no sequel is made, I can't stand when filmmakers leave a story without an ending to leave room for a sequel but won't release one. I appreciate that for many of you it was nothing new, but for me it was the first heist movie I have watched in years so it was brilliant. Reviews should never come from a perspective of binge watchers as they will always say nothing I haven't seen yet.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Aidan C

Formula script for history. Clichéd

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Jamie B

Enjoyed it. Not quite as good as the Oceans movies but still worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Paul P

Pretty boring, follows the heist formula without ever raising the stakes to a point where I cared what happened to anyone. The "twist" was pretty obvious from early on.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Freddie Highmore ("The Good Doctor") and Famke Janssen (X-Men) star in this globe-trotting, action-packed thriller following a high-risk heist. When an engineer (Highmore) learns of a mysterious, impenetrable fortress hidden under The Bank of Spain, he joins a crew of master thieves who plan to steal the legendary lost treasure locked inside while the whole country is distracted by Spain's World Cup Final. With thousands of soccer fans cheering in the streets, and security forces closing in, the crew have just minutes to pull off the score of a lifetime. Also starring Astrid Berges-Frisbey (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and Liam Cunningham ("Game of Thrones").

Director: Jaume Balagueró
Producer: Ghislain Barrois, Álvaro Augustin, Francisco Sanchez Ortiz, Eneko Lizarraga, Freddie Highmore
Screenwriter: Rafa Martínez, Andrés M. Koppel, Borja Glez Santaolalla, Michel Gaztambide, Rowan Athale
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Think Studio, Telecinco Cinema, El Tesoro de Drake AIE, Ciudadano Ciskul
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2021
Runtime: 1h 58m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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