Small Time Crooks
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Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critics What's this?

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6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

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  • Starring: Tracey Ullman, Woody Allen
  • Summary: A dumb crook, his wife and their gang of misfits strike it really big when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    100
    Sunnier and sillier than most of Allen's recent work, makes its belly laughs heartwarming. It's a most winning movie about losers.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    80
    The Woodman has recovered his common touch. On him, it looks good.
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  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Charles Taylor
    80
    The latest from Woody Allen is an enjoyable trifle -- but Tracey Ullman and Elaine May walk off with the picture.
  4. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    54
    Only Elaine May shines, in a weird and wonderful turn. Her loopy character has such a struck-by-lightning demeanor that she's always delightfully off in her own comic orbit even in the tritest of scenes.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. OneWhoKnows
    8
    Anyone that knows anything about Woody Allen will realize that SMALL TIME CROOKS is a return to what Woody Allen does best... MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH! All that give this movie a bad review probably like Woody's attempts to find ARTISTIC CINEMA! Well Woody is best served by doing what made him famous, ridiculously funny comedy. By the way if you think PURPLE ROSE is a Woody Allen hit, you have to answer the door (reality is trying to talk to you). Since ANNIE HALL won best picture, it was and is the ONLY COMEDY to do such. Hence, nobody gives comedy its due. By the way it is MUCH harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry! Keep making me laugh Woody!! Small Time Crooks is a GEM!… Collapse
  2. J-Shap
    5
    While it drags in parts and has a slim margin between hits and misses, Small Time Crooks does a number of funny (and unexpected) plot developments, and a nice role reversal for Allen's character.… Expand

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