Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- propulsive
- tense
- crime movie night
- true crime viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the fact-based crime thriller entertaining and praised Josh Duhamel's career-best performance, while noting that it does not consistently capture the stranger-than-fiction quality of its source story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gilbert Galvan Jr's prison escape, assumed identity, and record-setting robbery spree are presented as a dramatization of a real criminal career.
Galvan becomes Robert Whiteman in Canada while pursuing romance and domestic stability alongside repeated robberies.
Josh Duhamel's Gilbert is framed as personable and clever even as he robs banks and jewellery stores and evades a police task force.
The plot tracks a spree involving 59 banks and jewellery stores while investigators progressively hunt the robber.
Films like Bandit, and why
Public Enemies
fact-based bank robbery crime drama with a charismatic criminal protagonist and a propulsive thriller structure
The Town
stylized true-crime story centered on a prolific robber, police pursuit, disguises, and escalating criminal notoriety
Catch Me If You Can
crime thriller built around a charming outlaw, repeated heists, and tension between criminal identity and domestic life
Movie Details
- Director
- Allan Ungar
- Release Date
- 2022-09-23
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (448)
Cast
- Josh Duhamel
- Elisha Cuthbert
- Mel Gibson
- Nestor Carbonell
- Lorenzo Yearby
- Swen Temmel
- Keith Arthur Bolden
- Dylan Flashner
- Olivia D'Abo
- Michael H. Cole
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Bandit about?
- A charming prison escapee reinvents himself in Canada and launches an audacious robbery spree while police close in and his new personal life strains under the deception.
- What is Bandit like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bandit as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bandit violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Bandit as moderate.
- What did critics think of Bandit?
- Critics generally found the fact-based crime thriller entertaining and praised Josh Duhamel's career-best performance, while noting that it does not consistently capture the stranger-than-fiction quality of its source story.
- Which films are like Bandit?
- Films with a similar feel include Public Enemies, The Town, and Catch Me If You Can.
- How long is Bandit?
- Bandit runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bandit?
- In United States, Bandit is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
