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- 2001
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 49 m
- 2001
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 49 m
Summary A smart, complex ensemble about a masterfully-minded gold robbery. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By: David Mamet
Written By: David Mamet
- 2001
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 49 m
- 2001
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 49 m
Heist
66
8.4
Where to Watch
Summary A smart, complex ensemble about a masterfully-minded gold robbery. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By: David Mamet
Written By: David Mamet
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
66
67% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
27% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
66
67% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
27% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Mamet -- crafts tangy, well-seasoned dialogue that a good cast can feast on. And this cast is prime.
Mamet takes exactly those qualities that we most prize in genre movies -- characters, cleverness and high style -- and refines them to a high shine.
Not only reminds us that there's a little larceny in all of us, it reminds us how much fun it can be to commune with our inner thieves.
Heist is a neat, bouncy, minor-key crime procedural that shakes no rafters. Glorious, freestanding Mametisms are dropped into it like beef hunks into clear soup.
Hackman's in it a lot, and he is, as almost always, great fun.
While staccato dialogue and edgy confrontations have always been the wordsmith's forte, the precision-tooled mechanics of an elaborate crime caper have not, and the physical direction here could use some muscle.
With a movie like this, there's no risk of spoiling the ending, because the entire plot is merely a formality trudging toward a foregone conclusion. The viewer's biggest challenge is to survive fits of yawning so violent they could disrupt ornithic migratory patterns.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 144 User Ratings
8.4
80% Positive
115 Ratings
115 Ratings
8% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
12% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 144 User Ratings
8.4
80% Positive
115 Ratings
115 Ratings
8% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
12% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
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Production Company
Morgan Creek Entertainment,
Franchise Pictures,
Indelible Pictures,
Art Linson Productions,
Epsilon Motion Pictures,
Heightened Productions Inc.,
Linson Entertainment,
Stolen Film Productions
Release Date Nov 9, 2001
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating R
Tagline There is no honour among thieves.
Website
http://www.heist-movie.com/
