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Released 10 years ago.
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Band of Robbers
"From Mark Twain's iconic books"
2016 1h 35m EN
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★5.9TMDB · 134
AdventureComedyCrimeThriller
Synopsis
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A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" as grown men in current day.
“From Mark Twain's iconic books”
Cast
Kyle Gallner
Huck Finn
Adam Nee
Tom Sawyer
Matthew Gray Gubler
Joe Harper
Hannibal Buress
Ben Rogers
Melissa Benoist
Becky Thatcher
Daniel Edward Mora
Jorge Jiminez
Stephen Lang
Injun Joe
Eric Christian Olsen
Sid Sawyer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Aaron Nee
- Writers
- Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Aaron Nee, shot by Noah Rosenthal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Joel P. West. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Aaron Nee 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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Kyle Gallner and Adam Nee and Matthew Gray Gubler carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "From Mark Twain's iconic books".
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IMDB entry: tt4048668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Aaron Nee directs. Noah Rosenthal behind the camera. Joel P. West scores. Aaron Nee cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Directed by Aaron Nee, shot by Noah Rosenthal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Joel P. West. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Aaron Nee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Kyle Gallner and Adam Nee and Matthew Gray Gubler carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "From Mark Twain's iconic books".
- 7IMDB entry: tt4048668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Noah Rosenthal
- Original score
- Joel P. West
- Editing
- Aaron Nee
- Production design
- Rodrigo Cabral
- Costume design
- Autumn Steed
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Aaron Nee
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- TI
Tilted Windmill Productions
US
Whitewater Films
US
- TO
Torn Sky Entertainment
Key crew
- ProducerMatt Ratner
- ProducerRick Rosenthal
- ProducerJohn Will
- EditorAaron Nee
- EditorAdam Nee
- CastingJohn McAlary
- Production DesignRodrigo Cabral
- Art DirectionAllison Honeycutt
- Costume DesignAutumn Steed
- Line ProducerJohn "JoJo" Hermann
- Associate ProducerNarbeh Tatoussian
- Associate ProducerAaron J. Wiederspahn
- Executive ProducerEvan Buxbaum
- Executive ProducerMatthew Gray Gubler
- Executive ProducerTims Johnson
- Executive ProducerBert Kern
- Executive ProducerNoah Lang
- Executive ProducerJohn Winn Miller
- Executive ProducerMargo Miller
- Executive ProducerNick Morton
- Executive ProducerNalit Patel
- NovelMark Twain
- CharactersMark Twain
- ProducerArun Kumar
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- treasure
- robbery
- coming of age
- arrested development
- mexican laborer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2015-06-13· Los Angeles Film Festival
- Premiere2015-10-14· Tallgrass Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2016-01-15
