- ርልዪረApril 12, 2026Aren't bank-robbing movies fun? I belong to the audience group that usually watches these movies, because so often Hollywood makes the heroes so likable. Even though we know they're doing something wrong, we hope they get away with it. In Bandits, Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton are a bank-robbing duo who are extremely polite and well-liked by their victims. The night before a heist, they visit the house of the bank manager, have dinner, spend the night, and accompanying him to work the next morning. It's very funny even though it would never work in real life, but for a Hollywood comedy, it's a perfect setup. While the dynamic duo work well together and balance out each other's characters, Cate Blanchett joins in the fun and threatens to wreck their friendship. When both men fall for her, that's a difficult enough situation, but when she falls for both men, it's even more complicated! The lesson of this movie is to expect the unexpected, so keep that in mind when you settle down for this fun romantic comedy.
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Bandits was released on October 12, 2001.
Bandits was directed by Barry Levinson.
Bandits has a runtime of 2h 3m.
Bandits was produced by Paula Weinstein, Michael Birnbaum, Barry Levinson, David Hoberman, Michele Berk, Ashok Amritraj, Arnold Rifkin.
After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.
The key characters in Bandits are Joseph Blake (Bruce Willis), Terry Lee Collins (Billy Bob Thornton), Kate Wheeler (Cate Blanchett).
Bandits is rated PG-13.
Bandits is a Comedy, Drama, Crime film.
Bandits has an audience rating of 5.8 out of 10.
Bandits had a budget of $75M.
Bandits has made $67.6M at the box office.