Den of Thieves

Name: Den of Thieves
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: January 19, 2018
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 49
Cast: 50 Cent, Brian Van Holt, Cooper Andrews, Dawn Olivieri, Eric Braeden

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Concorde Filmverleih | Release Date: January 19, 2018 | R

Starring: 50 Cent, Brian Van Holt, Cooper Andrews, Dawn Olivieri, Eric Braeden, Evan Jones, Gerard Butler, Jermaine Rivers, Jordan Bridges, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau, Lewis Tan, Maurice Compte, Meadow Williams, Mo, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Oleg Taktarov, Pablo Schreiber, Sonya Balmores, Timothy Douglas Perez

Summary: Den of Thieves follows the intersecting and often personally connected lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank of downtown Los Angeles.

Director: Christian Gudegast

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 140 min

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Randy Cordova

Jan 18, 2018

Den of Thieves isn't a masterpiece by any means, but it's fun, exciting and hard-boiled, and the actors are doing solid work. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Jan 18, 2018

Gudegast's twisty, turny tale of heists and homies is an action-packed romp with a good sense of humor and self-awareness. It's rendered with a startling attention to detail, but one has to wonder if with that detail, he can't quite see the forest for the trees. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Jan 18, 2018

The plot thickens ... and thickens ... and thickens. Gudegast is clearly an avid student of heist pictures, and he layers this one with a lot of spectacular complications even while he muddles the average viewer’s potential rooting interest. Read full review

Derek Smith

Jan 18, 2018

Den of Thieves displays a reverence for the taut and moody tension-building tactics of Michael Mann's Heat, but without a single compelling character or backstory to speak of, it's unable to bring even a modicum of emotional resonance to action. Read full review

IndieWire Jude Dry

Jan 20, 2018

Save for a few clever twists and winning performances from O’Shea Jackson Jr. and 50 Cent (née Curtis Jackson), Den of Thieves is the kind of bloated crime thriller that could have been made in any decade — which is not to call it timeless so much as way past its time. Read full review

Steve Davis

Jan 31, 2018

Although it has the smell of self-importance, like a Michael Cimino movie on steroids, Den of Thieves ultimately fools no one. It’s all about the guns. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Jan 19, 2018

Clocking in at two hours and 20 minutes, it seems intended to have been a crime epic in the vein of Michael Mann’s “Heat,” about two men of talent and spirit who happen to be on opposite sides of the law. And it’s sort of like that, if you can imagine a Michael Mann picture that has been set on fire and dropped from an airplane. Read full review

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Jimbogod

May 5, 2020

Good movie great ending A lot of action And moves quick Never heard of the movie before just watched it May 2020

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Dmorles

Jan 22, 2018

I've read and listened to quite a few reviews of this movie so far and have to say that I'm a bit surprised of how low the rating is. Most reviews take issue with the notion that Den of Thieves is just a carbon copy of Michael Mann's masterpiece Heat. I've probably watched Heat more timesI've read and listened to quite a few reviews of this movie so far and have to say that I'm a bit surprised of how low the rating is. Most reviews take issue with the notion that Den of Thieves is just a carbon copy of Michael Mann's masterpiece Heat. I've probably watched Heat more times than I care to mention and did see a lot of similarities but there were also quite few differences. The technology used by robbers in Thieves is noticeably different and the interactions between cops and robbers is noticeably different too. Cops are more corrupt and robbers don't get quite as much backstory as you'd like (despite the 2.5 hr run time). Acting is nowhere near the level it was at in Heat but is substituted by arguably some of the best gun battles I've ever seen (I'd say even better than Heat). The scenes at the gun range are entertaining and the final robbery and pursuit by the police is just pure awesomeness. If you're a big fan of Heat and like cops and robbers type movies - this movie will be pure delight. I give it a 8.5/10 - this is coming from a big HEAT movie fan.… Expand

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Berik

Oct 28, 2019

What on the surface might look like 'another Gerard Butler movie' is actually a very tense, atmospheric and well made crime movie that reminds me of Heat. The Premise: A crew of former soldiers and some criminals perform high stakes heists in Los Angeles, taking increasingly higher risks toWhat on the surface might look like 'another Gerard Butler movie' is actually a very tense, atmospheric and well made crime movie that reminds me of Heat. The Premise: A crew of former soldiers and some criminals perform high stakes heists in Los Angeles, taking increasingly higher risks to get rich and call it quits. The leader of the heist crew doesn't seem to recognize when to stop though, and after a messy job he gets spotted by Nick, a police officer with some rather unorthodoxe methods. Thus a tense rivalry starts as the crew prepares for a very audacious job.

Throughout the movie the tension is conveyed very well on the viewer as the heist leader and the officer become increasingly hostile towards each other. Action scenes are visceral, well filmed and get your blood pumping. Though there's not much of it, what's there is well done. I can recommend this movie, i give it an 8/10.… Expand

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AMFcritic

Nov 1, 2018

Realism is something that is always appreciated, especially auditory realism; in this case every chase, every shot felt real because of the sound. Although the script is a bit behind, I have to clarify that the sound is spectacular. 6.9 / 10

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JLuis_001

Feb 6, 2018

Frankly I expected something worse, but if you've seen some heist films before you know what awaits you and learn in advance that you will not see anything new or more interesting.

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mrdr4gon

Feb 9, 2018

An intense third act heist makes up for a confused first hour or so. There's a lot of clunky writing to set everything up, but it manages to just about hold your attention for just about long enough for all the pieces to come together. O'Shea Jackson Jnr. and Pablo Schreiber in particularAn intense third act heist makes up for a confused first hour or so. There's a lot of clunky writing to set everything up, but it manages to just about hold your attention for just about long enough for all the pieces to come together. O'Shea Jackson Jnr. and Pablo Schreiber in particular put in decent performances, but the film around them is a little too cluttered and messy.… Expand

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jj350

Aug 16, 2019

It's like masturbation but without the finish. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

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