The Hot Rock (1972)
- Directed by
- Peter Yates
- Genre
- comedy film, heist film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 130 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of small-time crooks try to steal a valuable diamond. Their plan goes wrong in a series of funny and complicated ways.
lightheartedwrycleverfast-pacedcomicaltenseoffbeatdry
What happens
The Hot Rock is a 1972 American crime comedy-drama film directed by Peter Yates and written by William Goldman, based on Donald E. Westlake's 1970 novel of the same name, which introduced his long-running John Dortmunder character. The film stars Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn and Zero Mostel. It was released in the UK with the alternative title How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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