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- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2 h 7 m
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2 h 7 m
Summary In this prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, small-town bank teller Dieter gets drawn into the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious woman recruits him to join a crew of Interpol’s most wanted criminals, attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.
Directed By: Matthias Schweighöfer
Written By: Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2 h 7 m
- 2021
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2 h 7 m
Army of Thieves
49
8.3
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Summary In this prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, small-town bank teller Dieter gets drawn into the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious woman recruits him to join a crew of Interpol’s most wanted criminals, attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.
Directed By: Matthias Schweighöfer
Written By: Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or average
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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27% Positive
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59% Mixed
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14% Negative
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3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or average
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
49
27% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
59% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
14% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Thanks to Schweighöfer’s stylish, Italian Job-influenced directing, a sense of its own ridiculous nature and some fabulous performances by the charming and good-looking supporting cast, Army of Thieves is the very definition of an entertaining Netflix confection.
It's a lot of fun, until it becomes clear that making jokes about heist movies is not the same as actually making a good heist movie.
User Score
Universal acclaim
Based on 224 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
174 Ratings
174 Ratings
15% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
7% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Universal acclaim
Based on 224 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
174 Ratings
174 Ratings
15% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
7% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
RapidFireOct 31, 2021
2021 will be remembered as the year Zack Snyder owned and exploded back onto the screen, first with the release of the REAL, ACTUAL, TRUE, DEFINITIVE movie and CANON to the DCEU......Zack Snyders Justice League. Then came the zombie feast in Army Of The Dead.
NOW!.....Army Of Thieves a fantastic heist prequel and lead up to AOTD directed by Matthias Scheighofer joining forces with producer Zack Snyder. The visuals and cinematography like always with the help of snyder are top notch and is a visual treat and I enjoy the movie very much, bring on Planet Of The Dead.
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There’s nothing markedly necessary about universe expander Army of Thieves, niche fan service that gives backstory to a character who we know dies later on, but Schweighöfer, also acting as director, keeps his frothy caper afloat with a light knockabout tone, never insisting the film as anything that it isn’t.
Strictly on its own merits, other than Emmanuel's standout performance, Army of Thieves doesn't steal much more than your time.
As a director, Schweighöfer deftly plays around with a few genre conventions, handles action scenes capably if not distinctively, and stages a decent enough Point Break tribute.
Army of Thieves, a by-the-numbers heist movie and prequel to Zack Snyder’s gloomy zombie caper “Army of the Dead,” traces over that previous movie without ever improving or even just replicating its lighter elements, especially its chases and safecracking shenanigans.
Matthias Schweighöfer’s film puts itself in a box, consistently failing to justify why its story deserves our attention more than the spectacle of the recently deceased rising to feast upon the flesh of the living.
Its a funny movie sometimes, it could be shorter and it looks to not be connected with the principal movie
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Army of Thieves (2021) is an unexpected but welcome surprise. It's a prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead and focuses on the character of Ludwig Dieter, the genius safecracker, who is recruited by a group of thieves for his expertise on several high-level heists.
Now, I did not like Army of the Dead so it's weird that the main actor i.e Matthias Schweighöfer himself directed this movie and it's a lot more competently made and enjoyable than what Zack Snyder did with a Vegas zombie movie...
Anyway, the group of thieves is a cliched but entertaining lot as is a lot of elements in the movie. There is a good level of self-awareness that pokes fun at the heist genre and at itself while doing the said things it is poking fun at. Sure it's not consistent throughout nor is it well-executed all the time but it does work for a lot of the movie and that made it enjoyable.
Ludwig Dieter was one of the few "characters" from Army of the Dead that I did like so getting to know A LOT more of him was genuinely interesting. Matthias Schweighöfer gave a fun and endearing performance that makes you care for him and while I'm not a genius nor am I socially awkward of that level, he was still oddly relatable.
The mythology surrounding and involving the safes that were to be targeted and the appreciation for the craftmanship by Dieter was another thing that I quite enjoyed in the movie. Gave it an extra edge over typical heist movies as well as the fact that there are three instead of the usual one. The sacrifice had to be made for less meat on individual heists, though.
The cinematography was dynamic and pretty good. The soundtrack was pleasing and had some great tracks that fitted the material of the movie well.
Yeah, there are flaws and some stupid stuff, particularly in the third act but compared to Army of the Dead, it's nowhere near as bad that it ruins the movie.
Overall, it was a fun time, much better than expected since I was going in with Army of the Dead level of expectations. The main character is engaging and the group is fun enough. Also, the Interpol side of things was stupid and hilarious and I loved it. Whether you liked Army of the Dead or not, I'd recommend giving this a watch, it's certainly better. Not an amazing movie by any means but gets the job done. And if I were to rate it, I'd give it a 6.5/10.
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In a nutshell, Army of Thieves is a generic safecracking movie that runs 30-minutes too long. It can be enjoyable at times but once you get to the second half of the movie, You just want it to be over with. The characters are blandly written, The plot is predictable, and there is no real reason for the group of thieves to be doing what they are doing, other than tying into the plot of Army of the Dead.
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The movie is very enjoyable to watch and pass the time by. Unfortunately it is not as good as the army of the dead, in my opinion. It has a somewhat typical ending to a Hollywood film. You can guess the ending before it even happens.
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