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How to Rob a Bank
Documentary · Crime · 2024
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
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How to Rob a Bank
2024 Documentary · Crime 1h 27m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over How to Rob a Bank?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Stephen Robert Morse · Seth Porges
Written by
Seth Porges · Max Peltz · Maxim Gertler-Jaffe · Stephen Robert Morse
Jordan Burtchett
Scott Scurlock
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Mark Biggins
Self - Scott's Friend
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Susan Dodd
Self - Bank Manager
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Ellen Glasser
Self - Supervisory Special Agent FBI
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Steven Harper
Self - Scott's Childhood Friend
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Deborah Horne
Self - News Anchor
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Shawn Johnson
Self - Special Agent FBI
Court is in session
Put How to Rob a Bank on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.