Small Time Crooks

"They took a bite out of crime."

2000 1h 34m EN

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6.5

MID

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66%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 776🍅66%Rotten Tomatoes●69Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 42,254

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.

“They took a bite out of crime.”

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Cast

Woody Allen
Ray
Tracey Ullman
Frenchy
Michael Rapaport
Denny
Tony Darrow
Tommy
Jon Lovitz
Benny
Hugh Grant
David
Elaine May
May
Sam Josepher
Real Estate Agent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Zhao Fei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Woody Allen and Tracey Ullman and Michael Rapaport carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They took a bite out of crime.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0196216 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Woody Allen directs. Zhao Fei behind the camera. Alisa Lepselter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Zhao Fei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Woody Allen and Tracey Ullman and Michael Rapaport carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "They took a bite out of crime.".
6IMDB entry: tt0196216 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "wife", "bank", "bank robber", "restaurant".