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Going in Style

Going in Style

Crime · Comedy · Drama · 1979

Three kindly old men decide to light up the dimming twilight of their lives with a last blaze of glory – by sticking up a Manhattan bank in broad daylight.

Movie details

Going in Style

“Whether they win or lose, they'll be "Going in Style"”

1979 Crime · Comedy · Drama 1h 37m

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7.0 / 10

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Three kindly old men decide to light up the dimming twilight of their lives with a last blaze of glory – by sticking up a Manhattan bank in broad daylight.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Martin Brest

Written by

Edward Cannon · Martin Brest

George Burns

George Burns

Joe

Art Carney

Art Carney

Al

Lee Strasberg

Lee Strasberg

Willie

Charles Hallahan

Charles Hallahan

Pete

Pamela Payton-Wright

Pamela Payton-Wright

Kathy

S

Siobhan Keegan

Colleen

B

Brian Neville

Kevin

Court is in session

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 Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

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.