The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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How to Rob a Bank
Action · Comedy · Crime · 2007
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Movie details
How to Rob a Bank
“...and 10 easy tips to get away with it.”
2007 Action · Comedy · Crime 1h 21m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.9 / 10
6.3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
33 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
27 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over How to Rob a Bank?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Andrews Jenkins
Written by
Andrews Jenkins
Nick Stahl
Jinx
Erika Christensen
Jessica
Gavin Rossdale
Simon
Terry Crews
Officer DeGepse
David Carradine
Nick
Leo Fitzpatrick
Gunman
A
Adriano Aragon
Fellow Officer
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 Auteur Devotee
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.