Thieves Like Us (1974)

Directed by

Robert Altman

Genre

drama film, crime film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three bank robbers hide out in Mississippi during the Great Depression. The youngest falls in love with a woman they meet at their hideout, but they must keep moving. Their crime spree eventually catches up with them.

leisurelypoignantunderstatedatmosphericromanticmelancholicgrittyrestrained

What happens

Thieves Like Us is a 1974 American crime film, set in the United States of the 1930s. It was directed by Robert Altman and starred Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edward Anderson, which also supplied source material for the 1948 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray. The Altman film sticks much closer to the book. The supporting cast includes Louise Fletcher and Tom Skerritt. The film was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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