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Going in Style

Going in Style

Crime · Comedy · 2017

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

Movie details

Going in Style

“You're never too old to get even.”

2017 Crime · Comedy 1h 36m

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6.7 / 10

Community rating

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Zach Braff

Written by

Theodore Melfi · Edward Cannon

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Willie Davis

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Joe Harding

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Albert Garner

Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret

Annie Santori

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Jesus

Peter Serafinowicz

Peter Serafinowicz

Murphy

Joey King

Joey King

Brooklyn Harding

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Put Going in Style on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Cool Ironist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.