After a long prison sentence, a top safe-cracker takes over a couple of businesses that he uses as fronts for diamond heists. After his trusted fence is killed, he agrees to work with a powerful mobster resulting in dire consequences.
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- CubaneNovember 28, 2025A truly confounding film. On one hand, the Tangerine Dream soundtrack is unforgettable, the camera work and color grading are very unique, and the heist scenes are highly gripping, realistic, and intense. There just isn't enough of the good stuff! This movie manages to thoroughly bury the lead on painfully bad character development with a bizarre 100% GMO chemistry-free emotion-free "love" story, with a staggering 90 minutes of abject filler padding out the remaining 40 minutes of plot and action. Even the ending smacks of someone realizing "we gotta wrap this mess up" and feels extremely sudden. Watch this one for the visuals and music, the dialogue can be safely ignored.
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Thief was released on March 27, 1981.
Thief was directed by Michael Mann.
Thief has a runtime of 2h 3m.
Thief was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Ronnie Caan.
After a long prison sentence, a top safe-cracker takes over a couple of businesses that he uses as fronts for diamond heists. After his trusted fence is killed, he agrees to work with a powerful mobster resulting in dire consequences.
The key characters in Thief are Frank (James Caan), Jessie (Tuesday Weld), Leo Alderman (Robert Prosky).
Thief is rated R.
Thief is a Drama, Action, Crime film.
Thief has an audience rating of 8.1 out of 10.
Thief had a budget of $5.5M.
Thief has made $11.5M at the box office.