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This Is Not a Robbery

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In this documentary, filmmaker Lucas Jansen explores the strange life of J.L. Rountree, who is best known as the oldest active bank thief. For most of his life, Rountree is an affluent white-collar man with a satisfying home life. However, in time he suffers both personal tragedies and financial ruin, after which he decides to turn to crime. Rountree executes his first heist at age 86 and his last at 92, only to end up in prison for the holdups he masterminded as a senior citizen.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Proves any citizen has a story to tell. Rated: C+ Feb 20, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Boring documentary about an old mans un-successful bank robbery attempts Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member It's like Up, except the old man starts robbing banks and doing drugs. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie about a very interesting old man. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member A incredible, different and surprising documentary!!! A character that looks like a fiction. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie cemented the fact that I want to die at a sewing machine. Idle hands are the devils work and apparently Mr. Roundtree took it to the extreme. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member J.L. "Red" Rountree is the senior citizens John Dillinger who seemed to have everything until he lost his wife & then went from John Q. Citizen to robbing banks for fun.It made me wonder though, How many banks did he rob & get away with? A good documentary thats most definitely worth watching once Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this documentary, filmmaker Lucas Jansen explores the strange life of J.L. Rountree, who is best known as the oldest active bank thief. For most of his life, Rountree is an affluent white-collar man with a satisfying home life. However, in time he suffers both personal tragedies and financial ruin, after which he decides to turn to crime. Rountree executes his first heist at age 86 and his last at 92, only to end up in prison for the holdups he masterminded as a senior citizen.
Director
Lucas Jansen, Adam Kurland
Producer
Andrew Lauren, David D'Alessio, Lucas Jansen, Adam Kurland
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 16, 2017
Runtime
1h 11m
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