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Rififi

1955, Movie, 1h 58min

Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.

Country: France

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Reviews

Critic Michael Hayden

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Dassin's direction raises this textbook French film noir to crime classic status.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...looks as smart as paint, with its unendurably tense, entirely wordless robbery section, and its beautifully constructed payoff in the final act...

Read full review at The Guardian

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Rififi is a classic crime drama film that follows the story of Tony, a former criminal who has just been released from prison after serving a five-year sentence for a jewel heist. Tony's friend Jo approaches him with a proposal for a smash-and-grab job, but Tony declines, only to change his mind when he learns that his old girlfriend Mado has taken up with a rival gangster named Pierre Grutter. The four devise an elaborate plan to break into a jewelry store and disable its sophisticated alarm system. However, things take a dangerous turn when one of the crew members, César, pockets a diamond ring for his lover without the others' knowledge, leading to a series of events that put their lives at risk. The film is known for its intense suspense and realistic portrayal of the criminal underworld, and has been influential in the genre of crime films.

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You can stream Rififi on: Apple TV

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Rififi include The Night of the Hunter, Man in the Attic, Sirocco, Jaal, Footsteps in the Fog, Cause for Alarm!.

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Rififi was released for streaming on August 16, 2002.