King of Thieves (2018)

A true crime movie about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah, quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed.

Director:

James Marsh

Writers:

Joe Penhall (screenplay by), Duncan Campbell (newspaper article: based on the article 'One Last Job: The Inside Story of the Hatton Garden Heist' published by The Guardian)

Stars:

Michael Caine, Francesca Annis, Olivia Le Andersen

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine	...	Brian Reader
Francesca Annis	...	Lyn Reader
Olivia Le Andersen	...	Marylebone Waitress
Jim Broadbent	...	Terry Perkins
Tom Courtenay	...	Kenny Collins
Anna Elijasz	...	The King's Arms Waitress
Ray Winstone	...	Danny Jones
Ben Willbond	...	Building Society Branch Manager
Charlie Cox	...	Basil
Paula Bacon	...	Woman at Wake
Paul Whitehouse	...	Carl Wood
Andy Gillies	...	Kelvin
Michael Gambon	...	Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln
Matt Bardock	...	Detective Inspector Johnson
Claire Lichie	...	Detective Sergeant Day

Storyline

Based on infamous true events, a famous thief, Brian Reader (Sir Michael Caine), pulls together a band of misfit criminals to plot the biggest bank heist in British history. The thieves manage to escape with allegedly over two hundred million British pounds worth of stolen jewels and money. When Police are called to the scene and the investigation starts, the cracks between the eccentric gang members begin to show as they row over how to share the goods and become increasingly distrustful of each other.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | weighing gold | paranoia | mistrust | old age pensioner | 

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Taglines:

It's never too late to earn.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout

Did You Know?

Trivia

Blaming "negative publicity," which included investigative reporting that they had not updated their computer, closed circuit, or alarm systems in at least fifteen to twenty years, the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company unsurprisingly went out of business just a few months after the events shown in this movie took place.

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Goofs

Several times in the film, Kenny's mouth does not move when he is saying a line. For instance, when he is in the pub and is offered a double shot of vodka, "Why not?" is heard, but it is clearly ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement).

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Quotes

Brian Reader: I'll have you for chunks!

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Connections

References The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

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Soundtracks

Watcha' Gonna Do
(Chuck Willis)
Performed by Tom Jones
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Ltd
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

User Reviews

What did you expect?

For those who say this movie is slow and low budget: what did you expect? This is not Transformers, there is no Mark Wahlberg or Bruce Willis from the 90's, no CGI, no John Woo feat. Michael Bay. This is just a well delivered true story, brought to you by many of the best actors of our time. And it does not want to be more, so why do you?

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK Belgium USA Germany France

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Over the Hill Mob

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,502, 27 January 2019

Gross USA:

$7,518

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,353,515

Company Credits

Production Co:

StudioCanal, Working Title Films, MEDIA Programme of the European Union

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage: newsreel)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1