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Thieves Like Us (1974)

Thieves Like Us

Plot Synopsis: Two convicts break out of Mississippi State Penitentiary in 1936 to join a third on a long spree of bank robbing, their special talent and claim to fa... (read more)

Rated R, 2 hrs. 3 min.
Directed by: Robert Altman
Release Date: Feb 11, 1974
On DVD: Apr 17, 2007
All Flixster Ratings: 3.5 Stars (137)
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91 days ago
3.5 Stars
Altman's attention to detail, both historical and narrative, is excellent here. What truly drives this film, however, are the natural and sensitive performances from Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. Only Altman could use such awkward and unconve... (read more)
104 days ago
5.0 Stars
Like MASH and The Long Goodbye and just about every other Altman film, Thieves like Us both bats away and plays with the formula of period outlaw film. The final shootout plays like a criticism of Bonnie and Clyde's last stand ( the film version of ... (read more)
150 days ago
5.0 Stars
I can't ever seem to adequately describe why I love Altman films. The atmosphere - specifically the ambiance of the sense of community in a specific time and location - makes his films feel so genuine. The dialogs is neither superfluous or overbearin... (read more)
171 days ago
5.0 Stars
Like one of Altman's other anti-hero classics, "McCabe & Mrs. Miller", "Thieves Like Us" is short on plot and long on atmosphere. The characters' appealing manners and emotions are what make this film what it is. There are no lulls, as Altman sprinkl... (read more)
192 days ago
5.0 Stars
powerful because of Altman's uncanny ability to peel back the layers of pulp stories to reveal the darker dramas within; bank robberies have never been this matter-of-fact, or put to 30's radio like this.
195 days ago
4.0 Stars
The look of this movie, as is the case with most Altman films, was really detailed and personal. Its a cold movie about people it is hard to connect with but the ending is strong and heartbreaking.
201 days ago
4.0 Stars
Thirty-four years later, I like this film better than the first time around. What did I not appreciate before? The rhythms of the piece, simultaneously lifelike and heightened, simply were lost on me before I'd managed to get out there and live for... (read more)
204 days ago
2.0 Stars
some trademark Altman moments, love the "staged" bank robbery and Shelley Duvall is hilarious, but god this movie drags and folds and is sloppy and Carradine is lame
305 days ago
5.0 Stars
Further evidence that Altman was one of the greatest American directors. Carradine and Duvall are sensational in this stylish masterpiece, highlighted by the use of authentic radio excerpts for a score. Also noteworthy is the film's simplistic but go... (read more)
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