Den Of Thieves

Cast View all

	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
	Mo McRae	Gus Henderson
	Kaiwi Lyman	'Tony Z' Zapata
	Dawn Olivieri	Debbie O'Brien
	Eric Braeden	Ziggy Zerhusen
	Jordan Bridges	Lobbin' Bob
	Lewis Tan	Secret Service Lobby Guard #1
	Cooper Andrews	Mack
	Marcus LaVoi	Marcus Rhodes
	Nate Boyer	Secret Service Guard Dale Russell
	John Lewis	Secret Service Guard Johnny McMann
	Ron J. Rock	Junior
	Malieek Straughter	Luigi
	Charline St. Charles	Doris
	Tracey Bonner	Sharon
	Max Holloway	Bas
	Oleg Taktarov	Alexi
	Mario Cortez	LAPD Swat Negotiator

Crew View all

Director	Christian Gudegast
Writer	Christian Gudegast, Paul Scheuring
Producer	Oren Aviv, Jason Barhydt, Gerard Butler, Dorothy Canton, Mark Canton, Glenn D. Feig, Adam Fogelson, Tony Grazia, Christian Gudegast, David Hopwood, Daniel Kaslow, D. Scott Lumpkin, Jamie Marshall, Patrick Peach, Greg Renker, Danielle Robinson, Alan Siegel, Robert Simonds, Tucker Tooley, Meadow Spadafino
Musician	Cliff Martinez
Photography	Terry Stacey

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My quick rating - 7,3/10. What an excellent bank heist flick. Definitely the best I have seen in years. Casting on both sides is great as this flick pits an ingenious bank robbery crew against the barely above the law LA unit of elite cops. Gerard Butler is again showing off his action role chops and taking a small break from the "Has Fallen" series to lead up the team against Pablo Schreiber and his merry men (dumb joke, his name is Merriman in the movie) in a winner take all heist that has never been done before; The LA federal reserve. The story itself though is far more than that chess game laid out in front of you, the movie also expertly crafts personal relationships in along with turning an informant and injecting him into the criminal group. Even with all the plot this movie is throwing at you, it still moves along at a nice pace and doesn't feel rushed fitting anything in. And at 140 minutes, at no point was I bored. The camera work is so well done to give depth to the scenes when needed and pull in tight for expression. There is also no shortage of bullets as both sides have no problem toting far more than a handgun. So if a scene needs to turn downtown LA into Beirut, so be it. With robberies being thrown at you, and all the intricate details of how the whole master plan is coming together, it would be a crime for me to share anymore. All I can say is must watch for anyone who enjoys a master-crafted crime thriller that also plays heavy on the action.

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