Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner ...( see more  see more... ) , Alki David

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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  • January 28, 2010
    Typical bank heist movie...it dragged on a little too long thought. There really wasn't anything special about it...kinda disappointing.
  • January 10, 2010
    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 allot of fun. It's a real steal. Loaded with twist and ...( read more)tricks that will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very end of this amazing true story that has lots to offer like sex, corruption, thievery, murder and style. Great action and surprises. A sharply written and terrifically crafted movie. It's brilliant, dazzling and exhilarating. A hip and cool soundtrack of old-school tunes. A thriller that actually thrills with plenty of brains and humor. A totally enjoyable and relentless ride. Crime hasn't 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 terrific. A great cast of charming, compelling and rich characters. An old-school adrenaline-fulled cocktail.
  • 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 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.
  • February 4, 2010
    It was quite entertaining, especially as Statham wasn't allowed to solo this movie. Otherwise it would had been all about him as we've seen for the last few years.
  • February 3, 2010
    Actually a cool film!!!
  • February 3, 2010
    I like most part of the movie except love and family things, especially the ending. I don't know if the scenes are also based on a true story, it is better to delete them.
  • February 1, 2010
    nice movie with a predictable plot.....
  • January 30, 2010
    Interesting classic action movie!

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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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