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Heist

2001 · 107 min

A crisp, talky crime caper that keeps you leaning in to follow its layers of deceit and dry wit.

Tagline
It isn't love that makes the world go round.
Overview
Joe 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.
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • crime
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
David Mamet
Written by
David Mamet
Starring
Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Patti LuPone, Alan Bilzerian
Music
Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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