Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore

In September 1971, thieves tunneled into the vault of a bank in London’s Baker Street and looted safe deposit boxes of cash and jewelry worth millions and millions of pounds. None of it was recovered....( read more  read more... ) Nobody was ever arrested. The robbery made headlines for a few days and then suddenly disappeared - the result of a UK Government ‘D’ Notice, gagging the press. This film reveals what was hidden in those boxes, involving murder, corruption and a sex scandal with links to the Royal Family - a story in which the thieves were the most innocent people involved. A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry (Statham) has always avoided major-league scams. But when Martine (Burrows), a beautiful model from his old neighborhood, offers him a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street, Terry recognizes the opportunity of a lifetime. Martine targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans London's criminal underworld, the highest echelons of the British government, and the Royal Family itself...the true story of a heist gone wrong...in all the right ways.

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Roger Donaldson

Release Date: February 19, 2008

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DVD Release Date: July 15, 2008

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  • November 5, 2009
    I liked The Bank Job a lot. It's not much like the average Jason Statham movie, which I guess can be attributed to the fact that it's based on a true story.

    It's nice to see him in a differnet kind of movie for a change. Everything is a little subdued in a British kind of way, ...( read more)and the 70's vibe is definitely a plus. The Banl Job is a very nice crime caper, without most of the less realistic elements of a lot of crime movies.
  • October 19, 2009
    A smart, stylish, exciting, hard-edged, blisteringly funny and wickedly entertaining crime-thriller. A total blast. A very vintage, clever, enjoyable, pulse-pounding and bold heist film that scores. It's thrilling, tense and alot of fun. It's a real steal. Loaded with twist and t...( read more)ricks that will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very end of this amasing true story that has lots to offer like sex, corruption, thievery, murder and style. Great action and surprises. A sharply written and terifficly crafted movie. It's brilliant, dazzeling and exhilerating. A hip and cool soundtrack of old-school tunes. A thriller that actualley thrills with plenty of brains and humor. A totally enjoyable and relentless ride. Crime hasent been this much fun since Oceans Eleven or The Italian Job. Jason Statham gives a gritty and fantastic performance, showing charm and captivating star power. Saffron Burrows is teriffic. A great cast of charming, compelling and rich characters. An old-school adreniline-fuelled cocktail.
  • October 1, 2009
    This is a great little film. Good plot, acting and story and it?s all true! Roll on 2054 when we can finally find out who's in the photo! They could have easily sexed this one up and missed out certain facts but it didn't and I was surprised and impressed by how detailed the stor...( read more)y actually was. Hollywood please take note!
  • April 29, 2009
    possibly the suprise film of 2008 is a heist film based on mostly true events in london. easily stathams best film, i was blown away by how very interesting and well made this film is. had the film boasted a more recognizeable cast im sure it would have recieved more attention,...( read more) but the well chosen cast was part of why the film was so good. the only thing holding me back from a better score was the excessive and unnecessary smut, but this aside the film was excellent. the fact that the events were mostly true keep anyone from a claim that the film is at all formulaic, which it isnt, and it comes in as one of the better heist films to come out in some time.
  • April 20, 2009
    Nice movie,good cast and its a throw back to those caspers of yester years.Jason statham plays this cool likehe did in snatch and lock stock and its a great return for him. The style of this is well done and feels good and the supporting cast are all on top form.Recommand !
  • November 6, 2009
    Would you please forward me info. about this movie or download it for me.
  • November 5, 2009
    This one is prety good...most of it is alot slower than most Jason Statham movies
  • November 2, 2009
    this is very good one to see.
  • October 29, 2009
    Loved it, 2008-2009 is really Statham year. Everything he touch become gold. Anyway i loved the story.
  • October 29, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid!:|

Critic Reviews


March 7, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post

With its cockneys and coppers and the caper that comes a cropper, the movie is fully engaging on several levels. full review

March 7, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

You need the right actors to make a movie as intelligent and as engaging as this one is, and [director] Donaldson knows how to make each character in this rather complex ensemble seem whole and distinct. full review

March 7, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

The Bank Job engages us fully with a tale that's well-fashioned more than anything else, a fascinating study of morality at several levels of English society, and of honor, or the lack of it, among im... full review

March 7, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Well-paced, smartly told and unpretentious, this solid British heist thriller also has moments of invention and imagination full review

March 6, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Director Roger Donaldson commendably avoids the violence-soaked artiness of Guy Ritchie's crime yarns, but fails to find a strong arc of action through the cluttered, sometimes confusing story. full review

March 3, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

I give in. Regardless of his limited acting range and penchant for choosing the goofiest projects available, Jason Statham is pretty awesome. full review

February 29, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

While other countries do state-of-the-art schadenfreude, we are stuck in the steam age. We feed coal into the engines of old-fashioned heist thrillers. full review

February 28, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Director Roger Donaldson keeps the suspense crackling. By the end, you'll want to know more about a heist that literally did shake the empire. full review

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  • 0OYourWorstNightmareO0
    April 3, 2009
    Don't get me wrong. I have enjoyed Jason Statham a few times. He was the only reason The Italian Job was worthwhile. I loved him in Snatch. This one is not worthwhile though.
    The story is not what you would expect, and it is just disappointing. It was based off of a true story, and it was made to look like a bank robbery movie. This was about 20 - 30 minutes of the movie. The rest of it was just kinda fluff put in there so that the movie could be feature length. There are so many parts in this movie that were extremely unnecessary. Now, don't get me wrong...there are some really cool scenes in here, but not too many. Overall, it wound up being kinda boring. You didn't really feel too much for the characters, it was kinda predictable to an extent (not entirely), and it kinda dragged on and on with unnecessary scenes.
    The acting...well, it's a Jason Statham movie. When has the acting in those types of movies ever been good? I wasn't expecting it to be, and it wasn't. I didn't really care about that though too much. It's meant to be kinda an action/heist movie, so why does acting matter immensely?
    When a movie is bad, you can blame it on the director in some way, shape, or form. He has the final say on things in most scenarios. The movie just wasn't very good. Plain and simple.
    Overall, I don't recommend this movie. It kinda drags on, and you will probably leave disappointed. Save yourself the time and do something else.

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