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Armored

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Skeet Ulrich, Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Milo Ventimiglia, Amaury Nolasco, and Columbus Short in Armored (2009)
A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.
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A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, l... Read allA newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.

  • Director
    • Nimród Antal
  • Writer
    • James V. Simpson
  • Stars
    • Columbus Short
    • Matt Dillon
    • Laurence Fishburne
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    31K
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    • Director
      • Nimród Antal
    • Writer
      • James V. Simpson
    • Stars
      • Columbus Short
      • Matt Dillon
      • Laurence Fishburne
    • 128User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
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    Matt Dillon in Armored (2009)
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    Amaury Nolasco in Armored (2009)
    Skeet Ulrich in Armored (2009)
    Milo Ventimiglia in Armored (2009)
    Matt Dillon and Columbus Short in Armored (2009)
    Matt Dillon and Columbus Short in Armored (2009)

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    • Ty Hackett
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    • Mike Cochrane
    Laurence Fishburne
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    • Baines
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    Jean Reno
    • Quinn
    Amaury Nolasco
    Amaury Nolasco
    • Palmer
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Duncan Ashcroft
    Milo Ventimiglia
    Milo Ventimiglia
    • Eckehart
    Skeet Ulrich
    Skeet Ulrich
    • Dobbs
    Andre Jamal Kinney
    Andre Jamal Kinney
    • Jimmy Hackett
    Andrew Fiscella
    Andrew Fiscella
    • Dispatcher #1
    Nick Jameson
    Nick Jameson
    • Homeless Man
    Glenn Taranto
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    • Joe the Cook
    Lorna Raver
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    • Child Welfare Agent
    Garry Guerrier
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    • Federal Guard
    Robert Harvey
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    • Bank Guard
    Shawn Devorse
    • Federal Guard #2
    Gerry Carbajal
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Cochrane
    Mike Cochrane
    • Hotdog Stand Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nimród Antal
    • Writer
      • James V. Simpson
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    • Trivia
      The film was accidentally released by Sony on the PlayStation Network for free whilst it was still playing in cinemas. Although the mistake was quickly spotted - and the film pulled from PlayStation - it was downloaded thousands of times.
    • Goofs
      The idea of taking out the pins in order to get into the truck would not work. Even if they had gotten all the pins out, the locking mechanism would still hold the door in place.
    • Quotes

      Palmer: [exasperated] Why couldn't you just go along?

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening titles
    • Connections
      Featured in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (27/05/2016) (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      The Candy Song
      Written by Christopher Allen Goss (as Christopher Goss) and Tim Harrington

      Performed by Masters of Reality

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      By Arrangement with Shelly Bay Music

    User reviews128

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    7/10
    Basic but entertaining
    Sandwiched between his VACANCY and PREDATORS, ARMORED is director Nimrod Antal's best film, although to be fair that isn't saying much. It's one of those single-location action movies with a relatively low budget (by Hollywood standards), most of which has been spent on assembling an ensemble cast of tough-guy actors. Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne and Fred Ward, all of whom have appeared in great movies, are in supply here, albeit in supporting roles.

    It's also a chance to find out what happened to SCREAM's Skeet Ulrich, if anybody cares these days. Sadly, there are two problems with ARMORED; the first is the no-name lead Columbus Short, a guy whose acting skills are pretty insipid, so you don't really care much about whether his character wins or loses. The second is the PG-13 rating, which eliminates the kind of hard-hitting violence of the early DIE HARDs that this film so desperately needs.

    Saying that, it turns out to be a pretty entertaining little thriller. The storyline is basic in the extreme, but I'm a sucker for these single-location movies and in some ways the simplicity of the plot is more appealing than something in which the plotting is overdone, like MAN ON A LEDGE. The narrative is lean, pared-down and propelled by some good, surprising twists thrown into the mix. All of the big names give solid performances, and if it does get a little cheesy at times then that's par for the course. I'd rather a film be cheesy and entertaining than realistic and dull!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Xe Bọc Thép
    • Filming locations
      • California Steel Industries - 14000 San Bernardino Avenue, Fontana, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Screen Gems
      • Stars Road Entertainment
      • Farah Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,988,876
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,511,128
      • Dec 6, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,942,221
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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