Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- tense
- brisk
- casual movie night
- crime comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film brisk and visually flashy but ultimately undermined by lame dialogue and an empty heist story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jinx is trapped inside an active bank robbery and must navigate the competing demands of the thieves and police.
Jinx’s normally oblivious, carefree existence is disrupted when he must arbitrate between armed criminals and law enforcement.
The plot places Jinx in the middle of a tense heist and frames his negotiation between robbers and police as comic escalation.
Critical reception specifically characterizes the film as a flashy heist flick with brisk delivery despite thin dialogue.
Films like How to Rob a Bank, and why
Take the Money and Run
shared heist premise, comic criminal chaos, brisk pacing, and irreverent tone
The Ladykillers
shared bank robbery setting, escalating crime complications, and darkly comic ensemble energy
Quick Change
shared crime-comedy structure, amateur criminal predicament, and fast-moving absurdity
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrews Jenkins
- Release Date
- 2007-01-25
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (141)
Cast
- Nick Stahl
- Erika Christensen
- Gavin Rossdale
- Terry Crews
- David Carradine
- Leo Fitzpatrick
- Adriano Aragon
- Britt Delano
- Chris Lerude
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is How to Rob a Bank about?
- A carefree nobody becomes the unwilling negotiator in a chaotic bank robbery that pits desperate thieves against the police.
- What is How to Rob a Bank like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of How to Rob a Bank as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is How to Rob a Bank violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in How to Rob a Bank as mild.
- What did critics think of How to Rob a Bank?
- Critics broadly found the film brisk and visually flashy but ultimately undermined by lame dialogue and an empty heist story.
- Which films are like How to Rob a Bank?
- Films with a similar feel include Take the Money and Run, The Ladykillers, and Quick Change.
- How long is How to Rob a Bank?
- How to Rob a Bank runs 81 minutes.
- Where can I watch How to Rob a Bank?
- In United States, How to Rob a Bank streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now.
