Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- seductive
- melancholic
- late night crime movie
- heist movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film stylish and witty, with Nick Nolte's performance anchoring its seductive, complicated heist story.
What sets it apart
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The plot explicitly presents two heists, one real and one fabricated, making uncertainty over their identities central to the caper.
The French Riviera, especially Nice, is rendered through neon-heavy imagery that makes its beauty feel sinister and entrapping.
Bob Montagnet is an aging gambler preparing to risk everything on what may be his last major casino heist.
Bob assembles Paulo, Raoul, Vladimer, Said, Anne, and identical twins Albert and Bertram into a highly individualized team.
Films like The Good Thief, and why
Bob le flambeur
stylish crime drama centered on a meticulously planned casino heist and an aging professional criminal
Rififi
French Riviera crime caper combining loyalty, betrayal, gambling, and polished noir atmosphere
The Score
melancholic, character-driven heist film with an older criminal pursuing one final score
Le Cercle Rouge
coolly stylized organized-crime thriller built around deception, double-crosses, and a complex theft
Movie Details
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Release Date
- 2003-02-28
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (150)
Cast
- Nick Nolte
- Nutsa Kukhianidze
- Saïd Taghmaoui
- Mark Polish
- Tchéky Karyo
- Gérard Darmon
- Emir Kusturica
- Marc Lavoine
- Ouassini Embarek
- Michael Polish
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Good Thief about?
- An aging Riviera gambler assembles an eccentric crew for a deceptively layered casino heist while a sympathetic police rival watches from the shadows.
- What is The Good Thief like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Good Thief as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Good Thief violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Good Thief as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Good Thief?
- Critics generally found the film stylish and witty, with Nick Nolte's performance anchoring its seductive, complicated heist story.
- Which films are like The Good Thief?
- Films with a similar feel include Bob le flambeur, Rififi, The Score, and Le Cercle Rouge.
- How long is The Good Thief?
- The Good Thief runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Good Thief?
- In United States, The Good Thief streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
