American Heist

Synopsis

James (Hayden Christensen), a man with nothing to lose, owes his life to his older brother Frankie (Adrien Brody), who took the rap for a crime they did together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, He manages to get a job and begins courting his girlfriend Emily (Jordana Brewster). Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go. All that's left is for him and James to commit a heist unlike any other.

Cast

Production

Glacier Films produced the film within $10 million range.

Principal photography of the film began in June 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Box office

American Heist was only screened in 10 theaters in the U.S. and grossed a very small sum: $251, according to The Numbers or $5,800, according to Movie City News, with additional $1,760,247 grossed from home video sales. In Russia and ex-Soviet countries, the movie had a wider release and grossed more than $2 million, still below the movie's budget of $10,000,000, and is considered a box office bomb.

Reception

American Heist received negative reviews; on Rotten Tomatoes, only 2 of 14 listed reviews were positive. According to Metacritic, the film's average critical rating was 23 out of 100. Reception in Russian media was also predominantly negative; according to Kritikanstvo and Megacritic aggregators, Russian critics ranked the movie 3.5 out of 10 on average.