The Bank Job (2008)
81%RT Audience Score: 74%
Awards & Nominations: 3 nominations
Well cast and crisply directed, The Bank Job is a thoroughly entertaining British heist thriller
The Bank Job is like Ocean’s Eleven meets The Italian Job, but with a British twist. It’s a heist movie that’s not afraid to get a little dirty and gritty, and it’s all the better for it. The first half is a slow burn, but once the action starts, it doesn’t let up. The characters are all well-drawn and the twists and turns keep you guessing until the very end. It’s not the most original movie out there, but it’s a damn good time. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride.
Production Company(ies)
FX Sound Industrias Audiovisuales Argentinas S.A.J.Z. & Asociados
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2008
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital DTS
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 51m
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Language(s):English, Latin
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 2008 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2008
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
starring Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Richard Lintern, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, Peter Bowles, directed by Roger Donaldson, written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, action, R rating, Lionsgate Films, Steve Chasman, Charles Roven, $30.0M box office, reviewed by Nell Minow, Mark Holcomb, Ben Kenigsberg, Sara Michelle Fetters, Wesley Morris, Peter Rainer, Sinead Corcoran, David Nusair, Mike Massie, Micheal Compton, Mattie Lucas, Troy Patterson, based on a true story, British heist thriller, MI5, Baker Street Robbery, safety deposit boxes, illicit photos, British Royal, politicians, gangsters, vulnerability, punches, weapons, car dealer, misfits, bank heist, Terry Leather, Martine Love, Tim Everett, Kevin Swain, Miles Urquart, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS, Scope (2.35:1)
Worldwide gross: $64,828,421
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $89,298,673
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,075
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 9,738,132
US/Canada gross: $30,060,660
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $41,407,411
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,152
US/Canada opening weekend: $5,935,256
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $8,175,588
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,008
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $20,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $27,549,236
Production budget ranking: 1,196
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $14,835,263
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $46,914,174
ROI to date (est.): 111%
ROI ranking: 898
Saffron Burrows – Martine Love
Richard Lintern – Tim Everett
Stephen Campbell Moore – Kevin Swain
Daniel Mays – Dave Shilling
Peter Bowles – Miles Urquart
Director – Roger Donaldson
Producer – Steve Chasman, Charles Roven
Writers – Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Director(s)
Roger Donaldson
Writer(s)
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Producer(s)
Steve Chasman, Charles Roven
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
3 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (149) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (119) | Rotten (30)
February 18, 2012 | Rating: B+
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
November 18, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Mark Holcomb
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
Ben Kenigsberg
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The first half is particularly strong, and while none of the pre-heist team building or preparations are anything we haven’t seen many times before these scenes are handled with such dynamic virtuosity they almost feel original and new.
March 8, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
It’s something new for heist pictures: a movie that can’t even rip off its predecessor with any panache.
March 7, 2008 | Rating: 2/4
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
The Bank Job is nothing more than an efficient time-killer with the added bonus of being based on a real misadventure. But, unlike its benighted cast of characters, it gets the job done without a hitch.
March 7, 2008 | Rating: B
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
TOP CRITIC
All in all, this is a job well done.
June 2, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Sinead Corcoran
Stuff.co.nz
…it’s difficult, for the most part, not to get drawn into the progressively over-the-top twists and turns contained within.
February 13, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
A fascinating look at criminals, their equally corrupt counterparts on the opposite side of the law, and many a gray-area hoodlum.
November 28, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
The Bank Job is easily one of the most crowd-pleasing action films in recent memory, full of strong characters and witty dialogue.
October 29, 2019 | Rating: A-
Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News
May not be the best evocation of ’70s filmmaking of recent years, but it is still a very good, middle-of-the-road kind of entertainment that is hard not to like and respect.
June 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Mattie Lucas
The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
Some great heist films concentrate on the quiet craftsmanship of the big score; and some very good ones, like The Bank Job – wild and willfully shaggy – prefer to revel in the sport of thievery.
September 5, 2018
Troy Patterson
Spin…
Plot
Business is slow for Terry Leather, a London car dealer, married with children. He’s an artful dodger, so Martine, a former model with a thing for him, brings him her scheme: a bank’s alarm is off for a couple weeks, so let’s tunnel into the vault. He assembles a team, not realizing her real goal is a safe-deposit box with compromising photos of a royal: she needs the photos to trade for avoiding a jail sentence – and MI-5, or is it MI-6, is pulling the strings two steps removed. A Trinidadian thug, a high-end bordello owner, and a pornographer also have things stored in the vault, so the break-in threatens many a powerful personage. Is there any way these amateurs can pull it off?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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