# Masterminds (2016)

> A naïve armored-car driver joins a disastrous cash heist and becomes the expendable scapegoat in a wildly inept criminal scheme.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/123746

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
- Director: Jared Hess
- Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Jason Sudeikis, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Ken Marino
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2461150/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: wacky, irreverent, deadpan, lazy sunday, group comedy night

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