Thief

Thief

1981 · 123 min · EN · R · 7.2 (845 votes)
Dir. Michael Mann · Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi, Tom Signorelli · Music Edgar Froese

Tonight, his take home pay is $410,000... tax free.

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Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.

VIBE

This is a coolly intense, propulsive neo-noir that feels like a rain-slicked urban dream. It's a gritty, melancholic journey into the determined ambition of a professional, underscored by a palpable tension and a yearning for something just out of reach. The atmosphere is thick with a sense of inevitable consequence.

intensegrittymelancholicdeterminedtensepropulsiveneo-noirurban gritatmosphericstylized realismambitiondisillusionmentconsequencesidentitythe American dream
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