Going in Style

"You're never too old to get even."

2017 1h 36m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3,113

CrimeComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

“You're never too old to get even.”

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Cast

Morgan Freeman
Willie Davis
Michael Caine
Joe Harding
Alan Arkin
Albert Garner
Ann-Margret
Annie Santori
John Ortiz
Jesus
Peter Serafinowicz
Murphy
Joey King
Brooklyn Harding
Kenan Thompson
Manager Keith Schonfeld

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zach Braff
Writers: Theodore Melfi, Edward Cannon, Martin Brest
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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214+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zach Braff, shot by Rodney Charters. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rob Simonsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine and Alan Arkin carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "You're never too old to get even.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zach Braff directs. Rodney Charters behind the camera. Rob Simonsen scores. Myron Kerstein cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
2Released 9 years ago.
3214+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Zach Braff, shot by Rodney Charters. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rob Simonsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Myron Kerstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine and Alan Arkin carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You're never too old to get even.".
9IMDB entry: tt2568862 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rodney Charters
Original score: Rob Simonsen
Editing: Myron Kerstein
Production design: Anne Ross
Costume design: Gary Jones
Makeup / hair: Kat Percy
Sound: Dean A. Zupancic
Stunt coordinator: Jeffrey Lee Gibson
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $84,618,541
Return: 338% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Going in Style (2017)

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Reno2017-11-04
★ 7/10
In an alternative way, against all the odds, they fought it! This was a remake of the 1979 film of the same name. I haven't seen that, but I enjoyed this version. I did not say I liked, but very entertaining. From 'Grandma Gangster' to 'Stand Up Guys', there you could find a few more that all these films have commonalities. The old fellows try to do something out of their age and strength can cope. So, for fun, this film will do just fine. The poster says it all, but the film reveals much detail, like with small twist and turns. Three lifelong friends suddenly feeling the heat after their pensions got messed up. Apart from that, serious health condition and other financial struggle force them to rob a bank. The film is going to tell us their preparations for the action and post heist developments with some close encounters. No one particular, but all the three veteran actors were good. Good to see them in such energetic film, other than supporting roles in other big flicks. Zack Braff too was good at his direction. I did not like that much his previous feature film. This is a commercial film, but well done. He says it is a reboot, not a remake. And seeing decent success, there could be a sequel. Simply watch it and have fun, but don't analyse deeply, which might only disappoint you. 6.5/10
r96sk2023-05-17
★ 8/10
<em>'Going in Style'</em> is a fun one! I got more entertainment than I was expecting, given I had anticipated a somewhat half-arsed 90 minute comedy with potentially half-arsed showings from stars of yesteryear. Pleasantly, I was wrong. The more it went on, the move I enjoyed it. The one lame scene comes at the supermarket, but even that saves itself really with the addition of Kenan Thompson. It made me laugh at a few moments, namely with the <em>'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'</em> 'homage' and when Josh Pais' character does the cat thing the second time (it's barely visible, just about in shot) - both funny! The masks were a nice touch, too. And that last scene with Annabelle Chow & Nancy Sun is so dumb but I'm totally here for it. It's paced well, has a strong second half and, also, features a well done bit with John Ortiz's character in there too. A swell surprise, all in all. I would happily rewatch it. Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin make for a great trio!
Filipe Manuel Neto2024-01-15
★ 7/10
A good comic film with four great actors. We are facing a light comedy that tries to remake a much older film that has a very similar story: three elderly people on the verge of retirement who are going to try to rob a bank. Although the film is a very welcome comedy and is not unpleasant to watch and rewatch, unfortunately, it brings to the fore a very serious problem that the USA, and other countries, insist on not solving: the precariousness in which we live when we are sick or has reached retirement age. It is not uncommon to see people who spend the overwhelming majority of their monthly income on medical and pharmaceutical care, and who find themselves on the verge of poverty due to very low pensions. The situation that it brings to us – a company that is going to close and that, through a legal device, is now able to use money from workers' pension funds to pay off part of its liabilities – is much more complicated, and I believe it could even be illegal, but the truth is that it wouldn't be surprising if it happened in real life. Unfortunately, I haven't seen the older film yet. What I saw in this film, however, is quite good and worth our attention. The cast is led by well-known veteran actors and their work is excellent. At the same time, the situation is seen with the lightness that befits a comedy, even though it is a serious matter. The film does not need additional explanation, things happen before us, and the film pays much more attention to all the characters' problems, as well as the planning of the robbery, than to the act itself. It’s not “Ocean’s Eleven” or anything like that, there’s no roulade action or great refinement in the “art” of stealing. The intention is to make us laugh with the caricatured situation itself, and this is done in a reasonably effective way: it doesn't make us laugh out loud, but it does enough to entertain us. If the film has any positive points to praise, it will certainly be the participation of the cast, who are far above average and deserve praise for the way they played and acted. The three protagonists – Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin and Sir Michael Caine – are effective and create an excellent collaboration, and I would venture to say that the pleasure of seeing the four of them working together is one of this film's best assets. In the secondary cast, Matt Dillon provides welcome support as a federal agent tasked with investigating the bank robbery suspects. The film is a regular comedy, it has no technical aspects that deserve an in-depth analysis, but what it presents to us is done with great effort and works well. The point that caught my attention the most was the bank itself, whose setting evoked old banks from the first decades of the 20th century. I discovered, in fact, that this film used a classified historic site as the setting for this bank.