To Rob a Thief

2007 1h 38m ES

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 105

ActionAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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Emilio, a Colombian con man, arrives in LA with two weeks to complete his plan to rob a former colleague, Claudio Silvestrini, who's made a fortune using infomercials to peddle snake oil to Latin immigrants. Emilio's friend Alejandro, who sells pirated DVDs, has assembled a team of amateurs, who, as Alejandro says, will go unnoticed because they're immigrants. The team must gain entry to Silvestrini's well-guarded mansion, steal two keys to access a vault, and then get the money off the property. A father and his tomboy daughter, a nervous Cuban actor, a techie, and a muscle man make up the team, plus Alejandro has been courting Silvestrini's nanny. Will they be enough?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fernando Colunga
Alejandro Toledo
Miguel Varoni
Emilio Lopez
Saúl Lisazo
Moctesuma 'Mocte' Valdez
Ivonne Montero
Rafaela
Oscar Torre
Miguelito
Rubén Garfias
Rafa
Gabriel Soto
Anival Cano
Julie Gonzalo
Gloria

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Menendez
Writers: JoJo Henrickson
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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1 / 7

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

MONEY

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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 7

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Fernando Colunga and Miguel Varoni and Saúl Lisazo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0859760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joe Menendez directs. Joe Menendez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Joe Menendez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Fernando Colunga and Miguel Varoni and Saúl Lisazo carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0859760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.