Den of Thieves

"Cops without limits. Thieves without fear."

2018 2h 20m EN

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6.9

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42%

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★6.9TMDB · 3,535🥫42%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★7IMDB · 151,710

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Synopsis

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A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

“Cops without limits. Thieves without fear.”

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Cast

Gerard Butler
'Big Nick' O'Brien
Pablo Schreiber
Ray Merrimen
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Donnie Wilson
50 Cent
Enson Levoux
Meadow Williams
Holly
Maurice Compte
Benny 'Borracho' Magalon
Brian Van Holt
Murph Connors
Evan Jones
Bo 'Bosco' Ostroman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christian Gudegast
Writers: Christian Gudegast, Christian Gudegast, Paul T. Scheuring
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Den of Thieves Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

CAST

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265+ 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 Christian Gudegast, shot by Terry Stacey. 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 Cliff Martinez. 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 Joel Cox 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

ERA

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Gerard Butler and Pablo Schreiber and O'Shea Jackson Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Cops without limits. Thieves without fear.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christian Gudegast directs. Terry Stacey behind the camera. Cliff Martinez scores. Joel Cox cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Released 8 years ago.
2Part of the "Den of Thieves Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3265+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Christian Gudegast, shot by Terry Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cliff Martinez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joel Cox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gerard Butler and Pablo Schreiber and O'Shea Jackson Jr. carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Cops without limits. Thieves without fear.".
9IMDB entry: tt1259528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 24 themes, including "police brutality", "detective", "fbi", "assault rifle".
11Released under 34 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Terry Stacey
Original score: Cliff Martinez
Editing: Joel Cox
Production design: Kara Lindstrom
Costume design: Terry Anderson
Makeup / hair: Monique Lewis
VFX supervisor: Paul Round
Sound: Tony Lamberti
Stunt coordinator: Joey Box
Runtime: 140 min · 2h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $80,509,622
Return: 268% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Den of Thieves (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes: 42% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 49/100
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 151,710 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 nomination total

Part of

Den of Thieves Collection

A series of action-crime films starring Gerard Butler.

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chadrico2018-04-22
★ 10/10
Great Movie! Loved the plot and the twist. Tense throughout. Glimps of The Usual Suspect All star cast. Must watch
tmdb825440942018-08-13
★ 6/10
Den of Thieves is a heist/caper film with a running time of 140 minutes. The movie gives tribute to classic crime thriller movies, including Heat (1995) and The usual suspects (1995). Den of Thieves is the directorial debut of Christian Gudegast, he also co-wrote the script and produced the film. The film features fast paced action sequences. Both the videography and sound of the film were very good. The acting and the plot twist was also good but the film contained some plot holes, some deficiencies in the writing. Final verdict: 6.5/10
Gimly2018-10-26
★ 5/10
For a movie that's basically just Heat, Heat this ain't. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.