1. The Good Thief | Rotten Tomatoes
An older thief and his band of misfits is planning a robbery in Monte Carlo. He lays the ground work, sets the plan, and goes in for the execution...when it ...
Bob (Nick Nolte) is an aging thief who has seen better days and is battling both an addiction to heroin and a growing gambling problem. But he still thinks he has one more big score in him and plots a massive heist of a Monte Carlo casino. In order to pull off the theft, he'll need an amazing team of accomplices and will have to outwit his nemesis, the local police chief (Tcheky Karyo). The chief knows that Bob is up to something, but can he figure it out before Bob makes off with millions?
2. The Good Thief movie review & film summary (2003) - Roger Ebert
"The Good Thief" is drawn to the affectionate study of a character who is admirable in every way except that he cannot bring himself to stop breaking the law.
Nick Nolte plays a great shambling wreck of a wounded Hemingway hero in "The Good Thief," a film that's like a descent into the funkiest dive on the wrong
3. The Good Thief - IGN
23 jul 2003 · Nolte plays Bob Mantagnet, a thief who's hit rock bottom. He's an American expatriate living in southern France who spends his time as a gambler.
It's a shame when an actor's private problems become public, because it can creep back into your head when watching their work.
4. The Good Thief (2002) - AboutFilm.com
We've got one heist posing as another and fake paintings posing as real paintings. It's a theme. The Good Thief has a man who has become a woman--albeit one ...
Movie review of THE GOOD THIEF (2002), starring Nick Nolte, Tchéky Karyo, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Nutsa Kukhianidze. Written and directed by Neil Jordan.
5. The Good Thief - Nitrate Online Review
The South of France has rarely looked so grim and inviting as it does in Neil Jordan's new film, The Good Thief. As such, it reflects the sorry state of Bob ...
The South of France has rarely looked so grim and inviting as it does in Neil Jordan's new film, The Good Thief, a film which is less concerned with standard caper movie dynamics (where the primary guy gets with the girl), and more with a fanciful mosaic of illusion, loyalty, and thievery.
6. The Good Thief de Neil Jordan (2003) - Unifrance
Life for this former thief and art collectioner has become a succession of nights spent at gambling tables in smoky, seedy dives.
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7. The Good Thief Reviews - Metacritic
Indeed, The Good Thief is a fairy tale, not just in the plotted fun of the heist and counterheist, or in the clever twist thrown in at the end, but in the ...
Inspired by the Jean-Pierre Melville classic "Bob Le Flambeur," Neil Jordan's clever, sexy caper features a complex plot full of copies and originals. (Fox Searchlight)
8. Film-Forward Review: THE GOOD THIEF
His real target is the priceless art collection stored in a nearby villa. Weaving in high-tech gadgetry and the '80s art boom into the plot, The Good Thief ...
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9. The Good Thief [2003] [R] - 7.5.8 | Parents' Guide & Review
The Good Thief | 2003 | R | - 7.5.8. Nick Nolte stars as a down-on-his-luck gambler who decides to reverse his unlucky streak by stealing the largest ...
Nick Nolte stars as a down-on-his-luck gambler who decides to reverse his unlucky streak by stealing the largest collection of paintings from a casino in the south of France. What he doesn't know is that someone has alerted the cops and they're waiting for him. Also with Jason Flemyng, Tcheky Karyo, Ryan Phillippe and Ralph Fiennes. Directed by Neil Jordan. [1:48]
10. Nick Nolte's magical heist movie.
4 apr 2003 · ... life as if it's real,/ a thousand kisses deep … I'm turning ... The Good Thief also comes at a good time for our relations with the ...
When, at the recent Oscar ceremony, Steve Martin used a mug shot of Nick Nolte from a DUI arrest as a punch line, the joke seemed shoddier than if its...
11. The Good Thief - Interview with Neil Jordan - Nitrate Online Feature
He's in town to talk about his new film, The Good Thief. Designated a ... They're both the same story but they have almost nothing to do with each other.
Neil Jordan hunkers down on the Four Seasons' brocaded sofa, peering occasionally out the window to the sunny day. Best known for his dark and moody films -- for instance Mona Lisa (1986), The Crying Game (1992), The Butcher Boy (1997), even Interview with a Vampire (1994) -- the fifty-three-year-old, Irish-born novelist and filmmaker is possessed of a striking self-awareness and sly sense of humor, as well as an impressive store of film history.
12. 10 Great Heist Movies That Are Surprisingly Based On True Stories
12 jul 2024 · In King of Thieves, Caine plays Brian Reader, a retired former thief who sees his old friends from his criminal days at his wife's funeral.
Heist movies rarely tell stories from real life.
13. The Good Thief (2002) directed by Neil Jordan • Reviews, film + cast
13 Aug 2003. Theatrical. Flag for Germany ... The Good Thief is a case in point. We know the story is a great one because it's a remake of Bob le Flambeur.
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
14. The Good Thief (2003) Starring: Nick Nolte, Gerard Darmon, Ralph Fiennes
Until I saw this movie I had never heard of the original. In this version you have Nick Nolte as Bob, a thief and a gambler living in Nice, who is on the wrong ...
The Three Movie Buffs review The Good Thief (2003) Starring: Nick Nolte, Gerard Darmon, Ralph Fiennes
15. The Good Thief - Movie Review - The Austin Chronicle
18 apr 2003 · A loose retelling of Jean-Pierre Melville's 1955 exercise in film-noir aesthetics, Bob le Flambeur, The Good Thief will play like a soothing ...
A loose retelling of Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1955 exercise in film-noir aesthetics, Bob le Flambeur, The Good Thief will play like a soothing balm to c
16. Ravi Howard's 2020 short story 'The Good Thief' finds a home in 2021 ...
“The Good Thief” was Howard's first journey into the mystery and suspense genre, a move that happened organically as the story unfolded. “It didn't really start ...
By Rachel Loring The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021 anthology brings together twenty unique stories that display “boundless suspense in small, quiet moments, offering startling twists in the least likely of places,” according to the Good Reads description for the book.
17. The Good Thief (2002) - Qwipster | Movie Reviews
7 apr 2003 · The Good Thief is a loose remake of the classic French film, Bob le Flambeur, and with all of the heist films that have come out in recent ...
The Good Thief is a loose remake of the classic French film, Bob le Flambeur, and with all of the heist films that have come out in recent years, I suppose it would seem as good...
18. The Good Thief | Film | The Guardian
... book stories, decent character driven films get overlooked. The Good Thief is one such example. Nick Nolte in possibly the best performance of his career is ...
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19. The Good Thief - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes
Based On A True Story: Season 2 · No score yet. --. The Sex Lives of ... The Good Thief is worth seeing, if only for Nolte's turn as the loveable de ...
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20. Shropshire Films - The Good Thief - BBC
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Nick Nolte excels in this cosmopolitan caper movie from director Neil Jordan.
21. The Good Thief: The Best Heist Movie You've (Probably) Never Seen
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At their core, most heist films are a study in how things fall apart. The plan, however meticulous, is torn asunder by some combination of greed, lust, stupidity, or simple bad luck. In “Heat,” if …
22. The Good Thief (2003) - Plex
The Good Thief (2003) starring Nick Nolte, Ralph Fiennes, Nutsa Kukhianidze ... Nolte is not only made for the role, he's also rehearsed it in real life.
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
