The Bank Job (2008) - Movie Details

Share:

| More

FilmJabber
B-

Users
NA

Rate It:

My Grade
NA

Movie Photos

Release Date:	March 7, 2008
On DVD:	July 15, 2008
Genre:	Crime, Suspense
Director:	Roger Donaldson
Writer:	Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Cast:	Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Michael Jibson, Richard Lintern, Don Gallagher, David Suchet
Studio:	Lionsgate
Official site:	lionsgate.com/thebankjob
Running Time:	110 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for sexual content, nudity, violence and language.

Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, LIONSGATE's ® THE BANK JOB stars Jason Statham (TRANSPORTER, SNATCH, CRANK, THE ITALIAN JOB) and Saffron Burrows (KLIMT, ENIGMA). The highly-charged heist thriller tautly interweaves high-level corruption, murder and sexual scandal in 1970s England.

A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry (Statham) has always avoided major-league scams. But when Martine (Burrows), a beautiful model from his...

Full synopsis »

Movie Review

Review by Robert Bell

Organized crime has often been a topic of fascination for filmmakers and novelists alike. Perhaps it’s the mythology of stealing the American dream without all of that pesky work (or more accurately, without being born into it), or a desire to see the seedy underbelly of a culture that seems relatively structured. Either way, it’d odd that a society with such an overt need for order would find a glamour and escapism in watching criminals make their own rules. It touches on some interesting thoughts surrounding ideas of freedom and tendencies towards chaos.

Full movie review »