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Rififi (re-release)
Universal acclaim
Based on 13 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Crime
Written by:
Jules Dassin
René Wheeler
Auguste Le Breton (also novel)
Directed by: Jules Dassin
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 21, 2000
DVD: April 24, 2001
Running Time: 115 minutes, BW
Origin: France
Language(s): French (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not rated
Starring Jean Servais, Carl Mohner, Robert Manuel, Jules Dassin, Marie Sabouret, and Janine Darcey
A reissue of a classic French caper thriller in which Tony, fresh out of prison, teams with three cohorts to pull off a major jewel heist which goes awry. The film's title is slang for "rough stuff," and it's robbery sequence is famous for its exciting, completely silent robbery scene.
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Among the picture's many surprises is a superb robbery scene filmed in a near-total silence that contrasts exhilaratingly with the noisy flamboyance of more recent films in this venerable genre.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
It's terse, atmospheric, fatalistic, with vertiginous camera angles and edits offsetting its gray documentary flatness.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
The new print does justice to Philippe Agostini's splendidly atmospheric cinematography.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
No matter how many heists you've seen, how many gangs you've watched fall apart or how many aging crooks you've seen walk up a mean street to a violent destiny, Rififi never loses its ruthless grace and force.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
The granddaddy of all caper/heist movies. The work that defined the genre for the subsequent four decades of filmmakers, none of whom was able to surpass it for style or suspense.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson
A sweaty-browed exercise in precision filmmaking, but one that doesn't cheat you with wisps of tension and the pretense of attitude.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
But the human elements -- jealousy, anger, weakness, fortitude, loyalty, vengeance and honor, all acted out by a resolutely realistic cast -- make the movie extraordinary.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
Rififi, with its stark visuals, dark humor and constrained performances, earned Dassin the Best Director nod at the Cannes Film Festival and a secure place in film history.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Frank Lovece
Manages to inject more than a little humor into this tension-filled genre classic.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
It becomes as savage as ''Reservoir Dogs,'' ''The Killing,'' or any of the other dozens of films over which it still casts a shadow.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
One of the great crime thrillers, the benchmark all succeeding heist films have been measured against, it's no musty museum piece but a driving, compelling piece of work, redolent of the air of human frailty and fatalistic doom.
Read Full Review >Village Voice J. Hoberman
A vivid exercise in hokum that more or less invented the idea of French film noir...and not just for Americans.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
The opening half-hour--the burglary of a jewelry store, filmed in meticulous detail--is as good as its inspiration in The Asphalt Jungle, but the film turns moralistic and sour in the last half, when the thieves fall out.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
ryan h gave it a2:
Very boring.
Sandra Z. gave it a10:
This movie was very well done in every way plot, suspenseful and held my interest for the entire film.
Dave S. gave it a10:
Awesome.
Yoon C. gave it a 9:
A brilliantly streamlined heist thriller that progresses along genre lines and then grows darker and more complex as it examines the crossfire of motivations that bring the entire venture down to a crashing climax.
Emily C. gave it a 10:
A great film for anyone who's interested in Caper movies to watch. This film truly was the inspiration for popular films today, such as Ocean's Eleven, Heist, and even Mission Impossible. Watch on a rainy day to get the full effect of a grim, crime filled Paris.
Michael F. gave it a 10:
Fantastic and original for a heist caper.
