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Heist is a 2001 American-Canadian heist film written and directed by David Mamet. The movie stars Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, and Sam Rockwell. It was produced by Art Linson, Elie Samaha, and Andrew Stevens through Morgan Creek Entertainment, Stolen Film Productions, Franchise Pictures, Indelible Pictures, Epsilon Motion Pictures, and Linson Entertainment. The narrative is set in New York City and features music by Theodore Shapiro.
The film has a runtime of 107 or 109 minutes and was released in 2001. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. The production had a budget of 35000000 and generated revenue of 28500000. It is categorized under Action, Crime, and Drama genres. The story involves themes such as receiving stolen goods, blackmail, bank robbery, and a crook couple.
Critical reception includes a review score of 66%, 6.2 out of 10, and 66 out of 100. Audience ratings are listed as 6.5 on IMDb and 6.3 on TMDb. The film passed the Bechdel test. Its tagline states that it isn't love that makes the world go round.
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6.3Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
Cast
- Gene Hackman as Joe Moore
- Danny DeVito as Mickey Bergman
- Delroy Lindo as Bobby 'Bob' Blane
- Sam Rockwell as Jimmy Silk
- Rebecca Pidgeon as Fran Moore
- Ricky Jay as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Themes
- receiving of stolen goods
- blackmail
- bank robber
- crook couple
- heist
- double cross
- jewelry heist
- criminal gang
- aging hero
- gold heist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- heist film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- David Mamet
- Screenwriter
- David Mamet
- Composer
- Theodore Shapiro
- Producer
- Andrew Stevens
- Production company
- Morgan Creek Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Robert Elswit
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 756264
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2002-01-31
- title
- Heist
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 66/100
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