Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- irreverent
- tense
- crime movie night
- action thriller evening
What sets it apart
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Attila becomes a celebrated bank robber whose daring methods and personal troubles shape the film's fascination with him.
Detective Bartos remains on Attila's trail across a series of robberies and ultimately forces the confrontation.
Attila drinks whiskey before each robbery, making the repeated ritual central to his outlaw persona.
The plot emphasizes post office, bank, and travel-office robberies alongside pursuits and action scenes.
Films like The Whiskey Bandit, and why
Dog Day Afternoon
shared crime thriller momentum, charismatic outlaw protagonist, bank robberies, and cat-and-mouse pursuit
Public Enemies
shared stylish true-crime energy, reckless criminal ambition, romantic entanglement, and police pursuit
Bonnie and Clyde
shared robber protagonist, escalating heists, action-driven pacing, and morally conflicted criminal portrait
The Baader Meinhof Complex
shared European crime setting, meticulous robberies, determined investigator, and tense procedural pursuit
Movie Details
- Director
- Nimród Antal
- Release Date
- 2017-11-23
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (111)
Cast
- Bence Szalay
- Piroska Móga
- Zoltán Schneider
- Björn Freiberg
- Imre Csuja
- Sándor Oszter
- Attila Ifj. Vidnyánszky
- Dániel Mertz
- Viktor Klem
- Gergely Kaszás
Common questions
- What is The Whiskey Bandit about?
- A restless Transylvanian outsider becomes Hungary’s whiskey-drinking celebrity bank robber while a determined detective closes in.
- What is The Whiskey Bandit like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Whiskey Bandit as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Whiskey Bandit violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Whiskey Bandit as moderate.
- Which films are like The Whiskey Bandit?
- Films with a similar feel include Dog Day Afternoon, Public Enemies, Bonnie and Clyde, and The Baader Meinhof Complex.
- How long is The Whiskey Bandit?
- The Whiskey Bandit runs 126 minutes.
