The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)
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27% of critics liked it
(11 reviews) -
40% of users liked it
(368 ratings)
A free-spirited thief touches the lives of everyone she steals from in director Josh Safdie's tale of loneliness in the big city. Eleonore (Eleonore Hendricks) is attractive, fearless, and stealthy enough to lift the wallet of even the most alert and aware citizens of New York City. But while… More A free-spirited thief touches the lives of everyone she steals from in director Josh Safdie's tale of loneliness in the big city. Eleonore (Eleonore Hendricks) is attractive, fearless, and stealthy enough to lift the wallet of even the most alert and aware citizens of New York City. But while most folks view thieves as inherently selfish, Eleonore has a generous streak a mile wide. One day, after nabbing the purse of an unsuspecting stranger and adopting a litter of kittens she finds in an abandoned laundry bag, and enlists the aid of her friend Josh (Safdie) in locating the car that corresponds to a set of keys she recently stole. Once they find the car, Eleonore realizes that she doesn't even know how to drive it. But that small detail won't prevent the brash young criminal from chauffeuring Josh back to his home in Boston. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joshua Safdie
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 7, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- IFC Films
Critic Reviews
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The movie's refusal to judge is its most interesting attribute, if one many audiences won't be able to get around.
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Peter Brunette, Hollywood Reporter
Less pleasurable after the first fifteen minutes.
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Rob Nelson, Variety
Few ticketbuyers will take joy in The Pleasure of Being Robbed, Joshua Safdie's pranksterish New York indie portrait of a deeply unsympathetic young distaff hustler.
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Laura Kern, New York Times
Exposes itself as a technically deficient bore with little on its agenda.
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David Fear, Time Out New York
The chance to discover a raw talent like this (who'll convince you that every movie deserves a dream sequence featuring a polar bear) is a pleasure indeed.
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Cast
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Eleonore Hendricks
as Eleonore
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Josh Safdie
as Josh
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Wayne Chin
as Wayne
- Francesca LaPrelle
- Miranda LaPrelle
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Jerry Damons
as Cop
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Jordan Zaldez
as Cop
- Andy Spade
- Bea Spade
- Gary Greenblatt
- Alex Greenblatt
- Calvin Wilson
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Dawn Glickman
as Dawn
- Astrid Larson
- Sam Lisenco
- Chris Messina
