King of Thieves

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King of Thieves

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2019,

1h 48m,

Comedy/

Drama

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A crew of retired crooks pulls off a major heist in London's jewelry district.

Critics Consensus

King of Thieves unites an incredible cast for a heist movie brimming with potential -- most of which, sadly, evaporates long before the end credits have started to roll.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Sep 17, 2019

It's kind of a mishmash of tones... [But] these guys could just sit around and have tea and talk and it would be enormously watchable.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Mar 7, 2019

2/5

The Hatton Gardens heist was a ballsy operation. You can't say the same about King of Thieves.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Mar 2, 2019

2.5/5

A disappointingly dour affair and not exactly the rollicking adventure about a bunch of old geezers pulling off a successful heist that we might have expected.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Jul 14, 2024

2/5

Once the heist itself has been pulled off we see the men slowly let their greed take over. They start to mistrust one another, never fully aware of just how much they’ve snagged. This can and has worked before, but it doesn’t here.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 4, 2022

2/4

King of Thieves harbors no illusions about ensnaring the viewer's nostalgia for the British gangster films that inspired it, nor does it hesitate to shower affection onto its cast.

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Laura Potier

Outtake Mag

Aug 16, 2021

3/5

The attempt at a crossover between a cockney-style Ealing comedy and a gritty criminal drama feels disjointed and, given the talent involved, a little amateurish.

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Luke W

Apr 5, 2019

Between 2.5 and 3. The story is interesting, but there are certain moments when action and plot decay and make it boring or unbearable. But, in general, you can watch it.

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Finn G

Mar 8, 2019

You deleted my captain marvel review so here is me testing the website.

Ron P

Mar 8, 2019

It's a weird wedding...a much better film than the narrative allows. A complete antidote to all those honour amongst thieves tropes. Briiliant acting, some wonderful close-up camera work and some smart direction can't sadly make-up for some dreadful editing which can't seem to decide whether this is Hollywood or just a very good film.

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Finn L

Mar 6, 2019

This sat too much in the middle for me. It could have gone a lot harder and I feel it should. It did have some funny bits but it didn't flow together very well. It was great to see Charlie Cox in something different

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Leia P

Mar 5, 2019

Wow - what a movie! This gang of veteran actors should have you laughing from beginning to end. Fart jokes, alzheimer's, diabetes! This movie upends all aging phobias. Delicious!

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Mar 2, 2019

Starts off full of promise. Poor finish

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Synopsis

A crew of retired crooks pulls off a major heist in London's jewelry district.

Director: James Marsh
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Ali Jaafar, Michelle Wright
Screenwriter: Joe Penhall
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Working Title Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2019
Runtime: 1h 48m

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