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Hold-up

1985 · 114 min

A breezy, playful caper that keeps you amused with its clownish bank heist and the bumbling police response.

Overview
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • heist
  • deception
  • crime
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Alexandre Arcady
Written by
Daniel Saint-Hamont, Alexandre Arcady, Francis Veber
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Guy Marchand, Kim Cattrall, Jacques Villeret, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean-Claude de Goros, Tex Konig, Raymond Aquilon
Music
Serge Franklin
Cinematography
Richard Ciupka
Runtime
114 min
Country
Canada, France
Languages
English, French

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