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How to Rob a Bank (2007)

How to Rob a Bank poster
Directed by
Andrews Jenkins
Genre
comedy film, heist film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
12
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 136 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man winds up trapped in a bank vault with a robber during a heist. He decides to take the robber as his own hostage.

lightheartedquirkycomicoffbeatwryfast-pacedplayful

What happens

How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It) is an American independent crime comedy film. It finished filming in March 2006. It premiered at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival, and opened in limited release in the United States on February 8, 2008. The film is about a man who gets caught in the middle of a bank robbery, ending up in the vault with one of the robbers he then treats as a hostage. After grossing $1,006 in the domestic market, the film was released on DVD on September 2, 2008. The film makes many references to the famous British pop band Duran Duran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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