An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in the South of France. But someones already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.

The Good Thief (2002)
  • Rating: (6,870 votes)
  • Tagline:He doesn't want money. He wants what money can't buy. »
  • Runtime:108 minutes
  • Director: Neil Jordan
  • Countries:France, UK, Ireland, Canada
  • Actors:
    Anne
    Nutsa Kukhianidze
    Said
    Ouassini Embarek
    Remi
    Marc Lavoine
    Bob Montagnet
    Nick Nolte
    Roger
    Tchéky Karyo
    Raoul
    Gérard Darmon
    Paulo
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    Yvonne
    Patricia Kell
    Philippe
    Julien Maurel
    Vladimir
    Emir Kusturica
  • Genres:Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Jean-Yves Asselin
    line producer  
    Kristin Harms
    executive producer  
    Neil Jordan
    executive producer  
    Seaton McLean
    producer  
    Thierry de Navacelle
    executive producer  
    Tracey Seaward
    co-producer  
    John Wells
    producer  
    Stephen Woolley
    producer  
  • Plot: Set against the glitzy backdrop of the French Riviera, aging gambler Bob Montagnet is about to gamble it all on the casino heist of a lifetime; a spectatcular sleight of hand--two heists, one real, one not, but which is which? Under the watchful eye of Roger, a policeman who would as soon save his longtime opponent as arrest him, Montagnet assembles a team that consists of partners Paulo and Raoul, technical mastermind Vladimer, former-drug-dealer-turned-informant Said, Anne, a young Eastern girl Montagnet rescued from prostitution, and the perfect complement to a double theft--identical twins Albert and Bertram. Written by Sujit R. Varma
The Good Thief
  • User's comment:The Bad Guy with a Heart by Chris_Docker

    A heist movie that oozes style, particularly in the form of Nick Nolte, gangster, part-time heroin addict (he handcuffs himself to the bed to go cold turkey before a job) and good guy. He befriends a gorgeous young waif (Nino Kukhanidze) with only altruistic motives (when she could potentially become his Achilles Heel) and proceeds to mastermind a complex heist, playing a chummy cat and mouse with the chief of police. Far classier than your average thriller, and mercifully lacking (with the occasional plot-based exception) in explosions and fast car chases.


  • Quotes: Paulo: Gel is essential when things get complicated. Raoul: Do you remember the 80's? Bob: No.
  • Also known as: Хороший вор (Russia), A jó rabló (Hungary), Der Dieb von Monte Carlo (Germany), Double Down (Canada - working title, English title), El buen ladrón (The Good Thief) (Spain - imdb display title), Gamble Play (Japan - English title), L'homme de la Riviera (France), Lance de Sorte (Brazil), Le dernier coup de Monsieur Bob (Canada - French title), Le dernier coup de Mr Bob (Canada - DVD title, French title), O Bom Ladrão (Portugal - imdb display title), O Grande Ladrão (Brazil - festival title), O kalos kleftis (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Podwójny blef (Poland), The Good Thief (Denmark - imdb display title), The Honest Thief (USA - working title), Triplo gioco (Italy), Un gran ladrón (Argentina),

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