Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- slick
- propulsive
- tense
- action movie night
- heist movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's engineered thrills and brisk runtime entertaining but familiar and insufficiently distinctive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Thom's plan depends on solving the Bank of Spain's absent blueprints, underground river, flooding mechanism, and timed vault access.
The 2010 football World Cup final distracts the bank staff and creates the team's 105-minute robbery window.
The legendary lost treasure being temporarily stored in the bank's safe drives the entire break-in plan.
The Bank of Spain, giant football screen, underground river, and elaborate vault machinery give the robbery a glossy cinematic scale.
Films like The Vault, and why
The Italian Job
Shares the elaborate bank-heist structure, technical problem-solving, escalating security obstacles, and slick commercial thriller tone.
Ocean's Eleven
Comparable for its charismatic criminal team, puzzle-box robbery mechanics, high-stakes timing, and accessible action-thriller energy.
The Bank Job
Shares an engineering-minded heist premise, intricate vault technology, tense countdown pacing, and ensemble crime-film appeal.
Inside Man
Like this film, it combines a technically demanding robbery with team dynamics, institutional security, and propulsive mainstream suspense.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jaume Balagueró
- Release Date
- 2021-03-04
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1118)
Cast
- Freddie Highmore
- Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey
- Jose Coronado
- Liam Cunningham
- Sam Riley
- Luis Tosar
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
- Axel Stein
- Daniel Holguín
- Famke Janssen
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Vault about?
- A gifted engineer joins a charismatic criminal crew for a precisely timed assault on Spain's most impenetrable bank vault.
- What is The Vault like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Vault as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Vault violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Vault as mild.
- What did critics think of The Vault?
- Critics broadly found the film's engineered thrills and brisk runtime entertaining but familiar and insufficiently distinctive.
- Which films are like The Vault?
- Films with a similar feel include The Italian Job, Ocean's Eleven, The Bank Job, and Inside Man.
- How long is The Vault?
- The Vault runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Vault?
- In United States, The Vault is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex.
