Overview
A heist gone wrong reveals the tangled web of deception and power in London.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- smoky
- witty
- crime movie night
- heist double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found it a well-cast, crisply directed, thoroughly entertaining British heist thriller, while noting that its dramatic pacing is less flashy than a conventional action film.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Martine's pursuit of compromising royal photographs links the vault robbery to MI-5 or MI-6, jail avoidance, and powerful people seeking silence.
Terry assembles fellow outsiders, including a car dealer and associates, to tunnel into a heavily protected bank vault.
The safe-deposit contents include compromising photographs involving a royal figure, making the heist politically explosive.
The central robbery depends on tunneling through London's underground infrastructure into the vault.
Films like The Bank Job, and why
The Italian Job
shared british crime setting, meticulous heist mechanics, ensemble criminality, and grounded thriller tone
Dog Day Afternoon
shared true-crime atmosphere, period setting, organized robbery, and escalating pressure from institutions
The League of Gentlemen
shared ensemble heist structure, criminal underworld intrigue, and dry, character-driven suspense
Layer Cake
shared stylish british crime plotting, blackmail, and morally compromised characters navigating powerful enemies
Movie Details
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Release Date
- 2008-02-28
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (2722)
Cast
- Jason Statham
- Saffron Burrows
- Stephen Campbell Moore
- Daniel Mays
- James Faulkner
- Andrew Brooke
- Michael Jibson
- Georgia Taylor
- Richard Lintern
- Peter Bowles
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Bank Job about?
- A struggling London car dealer leads an amateur vault burglary that unexpectedly threatens criminals, spies, and the British establishment.
- What is The Bank Job like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Bank Job as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Bank Job violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Bank Job as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Bank Job?
- Critics broadly found it a well-cast, crisply directed, thoroughly entertaining British heist thriller, while noting that its dramatic pacing is less flashy than a conventional action film.
- Which films are like The Bank Job?
- Films with a similar feel include The Italian Job, Dog Day Afternoon, The League of Gentlemen, and Layer Cake.
- How long is The Bank Job?
- The Bank Job runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Bank Job?
- In United States, The Bank Job streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
