Sentences with phrase «best crime capers»

Director Frank Oz brought us one of the best crime capers of the 1980s with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

It's no surprise then that «Lock, Stock» is one of the best crime capers in recent memory.

Steven Soderbergh's big - screen projects are a testament to his love of a good crime caper.

Not exact matches

The trio decide to follow a life of crime yet at their best they are inept petty thieves whose every caper becomes a comedic calamity.

In this regard, the film is both a crime caper, as well as a cheeky, light satire.

Let's face it: crime capers are fun — and this slick heist may be Steven Soderbergh's best.

Brown also headlined the above - average crime capers Kenner (1969) and Black Gunn (1972) as well as the ultraviolent Slaughter series.

A silly crime / heist caper comedy that is pleasing and well presented in the stunning Montana wilderness.

A crafty, good - natured crime caper, The Sting (1973) reunited Hill with Redford and Newman and won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

And though David O. Russell has been on a nomination hot streak of late, with American Hustle capping a trio of Best Director nominations over the last four years for the filmmaker, his chances, which seemed much higher back when his crime caper stormed onto the scene last December, have since fizzled along with the film.

Shane Black sets a pair of sound - hearted good - bad guys off on the trail of a missing porn star in a crime caper that's touched by Anderson, Altman and Hiassen

Shane Black sets a pair of sound - hearted good - bad guys off on the trail of a missing porn star in a crime caper that's touched by Anderson, Altman and Hiaasen

That's the basic premise of NBC's engaging, fed - up - with - sexism crime caper «Good Girls» (premiering Monday), which uses the word «good» in a bluntly equivocal sense, referring to three suburban women (why girGood Girls» (premiering Monday), which uses the word «good» in a bluntly equivocal sense, referring to three suburban women (why girgood» in a bluntly equivocal sense, referring to three suburban women (why girls?)

While Tarantino's debut sits at a cosy stall right at a crossroads in»90s film history, Bottle Rocket might actually be deemed the better film, a bungled crime caper revolving around a lead character whose pluck and moxie shroud serious psychological damage.

Continuing our countdown of the best movies released in Australia this year: Joaquin Phoenix's pothead private eye lurches between a wild bunch of star cameos in Paul Thomas Anderson's hugely enjoyable Pynchon crime caper

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Grisly Crime Caper Finds Getaway Driver on the Run This riveting cat - and - mouse thriller represents another solid outing by Ryan Gosling in which the underappreciated actor further establishes himself as among the best actors yet to win an Academy Award.

Continuing our countdown of the best movies released in the UK this year: Joaquin Phoenix's pothead private eye lurches between a wild bunch of star cameos in Paul Thomas Anderson's hugely enjoyable Pynchon crime caper

Three of cinema's finest veteran actors headline this comic crime - caper, as Al Pacino's recently released gangster Val is reunited with two former best pals...

This highly entertaining film from an exceedingly assured Thai filmmaker takes the underworld of organized high school math cheating and transforms it into a nail - biting caper, with all the excitement and suspense of the best crime stories.

The plot seems silly as well, the bumbling crime caper experience, and I'm sure I've seen it done much better before.

Director: David Mackenzie Cast: Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend Best for... putting you off that big crime caper you were planning

It's a poor - man's Lynch meets Jodorowsky crime caper — actually, that sounds better than this film ever could be.

This comedy can be easily explained by comparing it to a certain Best Picture winner in the 70's (I won't say which for fear of ruining the entire film), but certain elements take it from lighter fare into an inferior Coen Brothers-esque crime caper.

Whether it's a farcical crime caper or an American Gothic tale of betrayal, there always are consequences to the characters» actions, for better or for worse.

THN has already been surprised by one British heist thriller this week, with Frank Harper's all - star crime caper ST. GEORGE»S DAY being well worth a look if it's showing at a cinema near you from Friday (Read our review and exclusive interview with director and star Harper).

Funny or not, Out of Sight may well be both actors» greatest work, a sizzling crime caper centered on the romance between Clooney's schmoozy bank robber, Jack Foley, and Lopez's steely U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco.

Comic caper novels, psychological thrillers, and history - mystery blends dominate the best crime fiction reviewed in Booklist from May 1, 2015, through April 15, 2016.

Crime caper and chick - lit have met before with best - selling results think Stephanie Plum and Bubbles Yablonsky.

It's a good analogy of a typical GTA game: a raucous mix of crime - caper thrills, cinematic set - pieces and pop - culture humour culled from the team's collective psyche that also gives the player the option to ignore the tightly woven story if they so wish and venture off - piste at any time.

The hacker crime - caper sequel comes good, while Dishonored's follow - up falls short of the original