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King of Thieves
A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on infamous true events.
17 May 1958, Stanleytown, Rhondda, Wales, UK
26 May 1981, England, UK
6 November 1958, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
1980, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
14 May 1945, Kensington, London, England, UK
6 March 1976, Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK
September 17, 2018
The result is decidedly uneven and lacking in drama, with Courtenay giving a bumbling performance that is out-and-out comedy, while Broadbent tries to give us the chills.
September 17, 2018
It's a frustratingly clunky affair, and a tad uneven, tone-wise. In short, it's a wasted opportunity.
September 30, 2018
The audience is asked to settle for a movie that's interested in eliciting nothing more than their titters and pity.
September 14, 2018
This is a risky device, but it works, the postmodern playfulness sending an implicit message: it's OK to like Caine and company, but be repelled by the men they're playing.
September 18, 2018
King of Thieves rattles along in diverting enough fashion. The old hits are welcome. Footage from the cast's back catalogue is integrated amusingly.
September 16, 2018
There is one joke in King of Thieves, and it's that the thieves are old. That's it - that's the whole movie.
September 19, 2018
Torn between jaunty genre hijinks and a bleaker streak of realism, it's a strangely stiff, lethargic account of a cracking tale.
September 17, 2018
Overall, it is certainly watchable and entertaining at times, just a bit plodding.
September 21, 2018
Wearing its influences on its sleeve, The King of Thieves decides to cash in on the genre's previous glories while forgetting to bring any sense of style or grit to proceedings itself, leading to a disappointingly rote and conventional crime-caper.
October 18, 2018
King of Thieves has a passable crack at being a watchable and entertaining film, but is also ultimately let down by some pedestrian pacing and being far too in love with the one idea it has: That old blokes working as villains is inherently hilarious.
September 27, 2018
King of Thieves really should have delivered way more cinematic swag than it does.
October 17, 2018
The greatest mystery is how, with so much talent onboard, the crime of the century became a movie of the week.