How to Rob a Bank
2024 · Movie · R · 87 min · ★ 6.8
This true-crime documentary follows a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle who pulls off an unprecedented run of bank robberies with movie-like planning and disguises. Through interviews and archival material, it traces the chase, the competing perspectives around the case, and the real-world impact left behind.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-06-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (67 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like slick, interview-driven true crime with heist details and moral debate, similar to Heist or This Is a Robbery: The World's Greatest Art Heist; Not for you if you dislike stories that seem to romanticize criminals.
Pros: fast-paced true-crime story; interviews from both sides; engaging archival footage | Cons: feels like criminal glorification; victims’ perspective limited; uneven, meandering structure
Themes
- robber
- seattle, washington
- bank robber
- bank robbery
- true crime
- skills challenge
- 1990s
- documentary
- robbery operation
- special skills
Cast & crew
Jordan Burtchett
as Scott Scurlock
- MB
Mark Biggins
as Self - Scott's Friend
- SD
Susan Dodd
as Self - Bank Manager
- EG
Ellen Glasser
as Self - Supervisory Special Agent FBI
- SH
Steven Harper
as Self - Scott's Childhood Friend
- DH
Deborah Horne
as Self - News Anchor
- SJ
Shawn Johnson
as Self - Special Agent FBI
- DK
David Kerley
as Self - News Anchor and Reporter
Gavin Langelo
as Mike Magan
- SL
Scott Levine
as Self - Bank Manager
Directed by Seth Porges, Stephen Robert Morse