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The Brink's Job

1978 · 104 min

A wry, character-rich caper that ambles through a working-class heist with warmth and low-key tension.

Tagline
The robbery nobody thought could happen by the guys nobody thought could pull it off.
Overview
In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs Brink's main office in Boston of more than $2 million. However, things begin to go awry when the FBI gets involved, the cops start cracking down on the gang and McGinnis refuses to hand over the loot...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • class
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, drama
Directed by
William Friedkin
Written by
Walon Green
Starring
Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, Paul Sorvino, Sheldon Leonard, Kevin O'Connor
Music
Richard Rodney Bennett
Cinematography
Norman Leigh
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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