The Lookout
2007 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 6.7 · 80% critics
After a tragic accident derails his life, a former high school athlete struggles to live normally and ends up working as a janitor at a bank. When he crosses paths with a group with criminal plans, he becomes involved in a planned bank heist, even as he tries to hold onto stability.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-03-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (711 votes)
About
You’ll like The Lookout if you enjoy dark, character-driven heist stories with high tension and standout performances, but Not for you if you want a bright, typical bank thriller—try The Bank Job or The Town instead.
Pros: strong performances; tense heist vibe; memorable dark mood | Cons: bleak atmosphere; story can feel slow; not much of a backstory
Themes
- mentally disabled
- robbery
- bank robber
- car crash
- bank robbery
Cast & crew
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Chris Pratt
Jeff Daniels
as Lewis
Matthew Goode
as Gary Spargo
Isla Fisher
as Luvlee
Carla Gugino
as Janet
Bruce McGill
as Robert Pratt
Alberta Watson
as Barbara Pratt
Aaron Berg
as Cork
Morgan Kelly
as Marty
- GD
Greg Dunham
as Bone
Directed by Scott Frank