Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- furious
- stylish
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found it a stylish and better-than-average cops-and-robbers thriller whose understated lead performance and attitude provide solid genre pleasure without making it exceptional.
What sets it apart
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Yanis and his robbery crew are forced to work for a crime boss after a grave error.
Critics specifically praised the leading man's understated cool, embodied by Sami Bouajila as Yanis.
The plot tests the gang’s cohesion through high-stakes coercion, while the metadata highlights brotherly relationships.
The 78-minute structure focuses tightly on armed robbery, escalating pressure, and a high-stakes heist.
Films like The Crew, and why
Point Blank
French crime action, tightly wound heist plotting, and a cool, professional criminal ensemble
The Night Eats the World
hard-edged French underworld thriller with escalating criminal pressure and kinetic action
Layer Cake
stylish European crime film centered on professional criminals, loyalty, and volatile betrayals
Movie Details
- Director
- Julien Leclercq
- Release Date
- 2016-05-04
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (359)
Cast
- Sami Bouajila
- Guillaume Gouix
- Youssef Hajdi
- Redouane Behache
- Kahina Carina
- David Saracino
- Alice de Lencquesaing
- Baya Belal
- Steve Tientcheu
- Kaaris
Common questions
- What is The Crew about?
- A gifted Paris robbery crew is pushed into a perilous crime boss’s heist when one catastrophic mistake destroys its independence.
- What is The Crew like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Crew as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Crew violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Crew as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Crew?
- Critics generally found it a stylish and better-than-average cops-and-robbers thriller whose understated lead performance and attitude provide solid genre pleasure without making it exceptional.
- Which films are like The Crew?
- Films with a similar feel include Point Blank, The Night Eats the World, and Layer Cake.
- How long is The Crew?
- The Crew runs 78 minutes.
