Small Time Crooks (2000)
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67% of critics liked it
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54% of users liked it
(15,183 ratings)
Thirty-one years after Take the Money and Run, Woody Allen returns to a life of crime in this broad comedy. Allen plays Ray Winkler, a low-brow con man who is married to Frenchy (Tracy Ullman), a former stripper. Ray and his buddies concoct a scheme to rob a bank by digging a tunnel from a defunct… More Thirty-one years after Take the Money and Run, Woody Allen returns to a life of crime in this broad comedy. Allen plays Ray Winkler, a low-brow con man who is married to Frenchy (Tracy Ullman), a former stripper. Ray and his buddies concoct a scheme to rob a bank by digging a tunnel from a defunct pizza place next door; as a cover, Frenchy opens a cookie shop in the storefront while Ray and company dig in the back. Ray's burglary is a failure, but Frenchy's cookies are a rousing success, and within a year the store has spawned a nationwide franchise that makes the Winklers rich. However, while Ray wants to move to Miami and bask in the sun, nouveau riche Frenchy now aspires to join high society, with posh art dealer David (Hugh Grant) as her guide. Written and directed by Allen and shot in New York City, Small Time Crooks features one of Allen's trademark strong supporting casts, including Michael Rapaport, Elaine Stritch, Jon Lovitz, and Elaine May. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Woody Allen
- Written By
- Woody Allen
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 19, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- DreamWorks SKG
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The characters in Small Time Crooks are smarter, edgier and more original than the dreary crowd in so many new comedies.
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J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Allen's funniest, least sour outing in nearly a decade is a small movie with a tidy payoff.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Small Time Crooks finds Woody Allen back in a comfortable comic groove.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Alert jokes.
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Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Small Time Crooks is a small-change Woody Allen film. It's also the writer-director's funniest in years.
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Cast
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Woody Allen
as Ray Winkler
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Tracey Ullman
as Frenchy Winkler
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Hugh Grant
as David
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Elaine May
as May
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Tony Darrow
as Tommy
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Jon Lovitz
as Benny
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George Grizzard
as George Blint
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Michael Rapaport
as Denny
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Elaine Stritch
as Chi Chi Potter
