American Heist
5.2 /10 1 Votes
Director Sarik Andreasyan Screenplay Raul Inglis Writer Raul Inglis Language English | 5.2/10 IMDb Genre Action, Crime, Drama Duration Country United States
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Release date October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22) (New Orleans)
January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22) (Russia)
July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) (United States) Based on The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery film
by Charles Guggenheim Producers Hayden Christensen, Sarik Andreasyan Cast Hayden Christensen (James), Jordana Brewster (Emily), Adrien Brody (Frankie), Akon (Sugar), Laura Cayouette (Loan Officer), Elena Sanchez (Katie)Similar movies Ant-Man , Mad Max: Fury Road , The Rescuers Down Under , Blackhat , John Wick , Taken 3 Tagline Brothers in arms for life. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Heist is a 2014 American independent action film directed by Armenian director Sarik Andreasyan, based on the 1959 film The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery directed by Charles Guggenheim and John Stix. The film stars Hayden Christensen, Jordana Brewster, Adrien Brody and Akon. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2014.
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- Synopsis
- Cast
- Production
- Box office
- Reception
- References
American heist international trailer 2015 adrien brody hayden christensen thriller hd
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.
References
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