Small Time Crooks

Name: Small Time Crooks
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: May 19, 2000
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Tracey Ullman, Woody Allen

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SMALL TIME CROOKS

Movie Details & Credits

DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: May 19, 2000

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.

Director: Woody Allen

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG

Runtime: 94 min

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San Francisco Chronicle - Edward Guthmann

A delicious comedy that starts out promisingly as a pleasant gag comedy but then turns unexpectedly into a bright social satire. Read full review

Christian Science Monitor - David Sterritt

The plot is lively and the dialogue packs many good laughs. Read full review

Rolling Stone - Peter Travers

The Woodman has recovered his common touch. On him, it looks good.

Washington Post - Rita Kempley

Diverting and provides a satisfying alternative to teen-oriented summer comedy. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum

For all its wispy fun, Small Time Crooks still tilts, with little-guy stubbornness, at windmills in Allen's mind. Read full review

Baltimore Sun - Ann Hornaday

Can be recommended even if just for the presence of Elaine May, who turns in her most charmingly ditzy performance since "A New Leaf." Read full review

Austin Chronicle - Marjorie Baumgarten

A pleasant frolic, but fairly inconsequential in terms of the overall Allen output. Read full review

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OneWhoKnows

Dec 8, 2010

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 himAnyone 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!… Expand

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Spangle

Jun 12, 2016

Small Time Crooks has some very high highs, but does drag at spots. Thus, it is not amongst Woody Allen's best works, though it does sport his classic wit, charm, and humor. The film's first half hour soars and is truly hysterical. With good supporting turns from Michael Rapaport, TonySmall Time Crooks has some very high highs, but does drag at spots. Thus, it is not amongst Woody Allen's best works, though it does sport his classic wit, charm, and humor. The film's first half hour soars and is truly hysterical. With good supporting turns from Michael Rapaport, Tony Darrow, and Jon Lovitz, through this opening part, Small Time Crooks is a phenomenally funny comedy. After this, it begins to drag until its second act finally begins to hit its stride at which point it returns to being hysterical. However, due to this dragging portion immediately after the film skips ahead a year, Small Time Crooks is held back from being a better film. As it stands, however, it is a fun blend of crime and comedy while also being a good statement about staying true to yourself, marriage, and class structure. Overall, Woody Allen has better films, but Small Time Crooks' failures certainly do not derail the film and it remains a charming, funny, and entertaining film.… Expand

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J-Shap

Sep 1, 2011

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.

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shiftworker

Nov 30, 2016

Crime comedy. A bank robbery is planned by tunnelling from a bakery, but things don't go according to plan. Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman and Hugh Grant combine to maximise their comedic talents or irritating qualities depending on your point of view. The comedy is gentle and predictable soCrime comedy. A bank robbery is planned by tunnelling from a bakery, but things don't go according to plan. Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman and Hugh Grant combine to maximise their comedic talents or irritating qualities depending on your point of view. The comedy is gentle and predictable so don't expect to actually laugh at any point. A harmless way of passing the time.… Expand

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