Heist

Heist (2001)

  • 65% of critics liked it
    (127 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (18,460 ratings)

Esteemed writer/director David Mamet fashioned this homage to the elegant, character-driven "tough guy" genre pictures of Warner Bros. in the 1930s and '40s, even using vintage scores in the soundtrack. Gene Hackman stars as Joe Moore, an accomplished thief whose career is jeopardized after he's… More

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
David Mamet
Written By
David Mamet
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Nov 9, 2001 Wide
On DVD
Mar 12, 2002
Warner Bros.

Critic Reviews

  • Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

    I couldn't believe any of it on any level, though it could be described as 'fun.'

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    This cast is excellent. Heist, though, proves that enormously talented people can make a pretty lousy movie.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    The movie is super fun, even if some of its tricks seem to strain credulity.

  • Charles Taylor, Salon.com

    There's something offensive about how Mamet continues to win praise as a serious filmmaker with such a joyless picture, a picture that -- intentionally -- gives the audience so little.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    A minor work by a major guy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lady D


    A watchable Heist film, but not a particularly exciting one. The plot was full of little twists, but most of them predictable and for me this film brought nothing new to films sharing this theme.

  • Al S


    It's pure dynamite. Sizzeling and exhilerating. A razor-sharp crime thriller. One of the best and smartest heist films ever made. Snaps and crackels with great suspense and action. awsome twist and turns all the way to the end. Terifficly written and well-crafted. A brilliant… More

  • Curtis L


    This was okay.

  • xGary X


    Gene Hackman heads up an otherwise lacklustre cast in a heist movie about an ageing thief who is blackmailed into performing one last job. As hackneyed as that synopsis sounds, it doesn't quite sum up just HOW uninspired this all is. The dialogue is cliched and occasionally… More

  • Aaron N


    Jimmy: So, is he going to be cool? Pinky: My motherfucker is so cool, when he goes to bed, sheep count him. What's great about David Mamet movies is the dialog. Everyone speaks the same language, they are all in the moment, and they all no exactly what the other means, even… More

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