American Heist

Two brothers, both with troubled pasts, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.



James (Hayden Christensen) owes his life to his older brother, Frankie (Adrien Brody), after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily (Jordana Brewster). Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go. He turns to his underworld connections (Akon) and convinces James to join him in hopes that one last job will be the solution to change both their lives.
—Lionsgate



After serving ten years in prison in New Orleans, the smalltime criminal Frankie Kelly comes to the house of his younger brother, James Kelly, who is a mechanic in a local workshop. James is dating the gorgeous Emily, who works as operator in the NOLA Police Department, and lives a honest life. Frankie introduces James to his friends Sugar and Ray that helped him in the prison and soon James learns that they are planning a bank heist with the gangster Spoonie. He tries to recuse to participate but Ray forces him threatening his older brother. What will James do?
—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil





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