Crackers

Crackers

1984 · 98 min · EN · 4.7 (37 votes)
Dir. Louis Malle · Starring Donald Sutherland, Jack Warden, Sean Penn, Wallace Shawn, Larry Riley, Trinidad Silva

“The Comedy that dreams the impossible scheme!”

ActionComedyCrime

Down-and-out Weslake is reduced to minding the counter at a San Francisco pawn shop when he stumbles onto a scheme by some of the boss's disgruntled misfit clients to rob the place. Rather than blow the whistle, however, he insinuates himself as the heist's mastermind.

VIBE

This film feels like a sun-drenched, slightly grimy 80s crime flick. It’s got a lived-in, street-level energy, blending heist planning with unexpected romance and a cynical view of its characters' lives. A cool, character-focused caper.

grittycomediccynicalenergeticsteadyneo-noir80s crimecharacter-drivencrimefriendshipromanceurban decay
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