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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

If one were to disregard the spanking cool score by Tangerine Dream and the delicious photography in this almost criminally stylish directorial debut (for the big screen at least) from Michael Mann, it'd merely be a good, solid thriller. But ...

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Cast & Crew

Michael Mann
Director
Walter Scott
As Detective D. Simpson
James Caan
As Frank
Jim Belushi
As Barry Stratagakis
Willie Nelson
As David 'Okla' Bertinneau
John Kapelos
As Mechanic #3
Dennis Farina
As Carl
Robert Prosky
As Leo Alderman

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What is Thief about? Toggle content

A skilled safecracker, Frank, is torn between his criminal life and his desire to start a family. He agrees to do one final job for a powerful gangster, but things don't go as planned. With his life on the line, Frank must choose between his loyalty to the criminal underworld and his dream of a quiet life with the woman he loves. Will he be able to escape the dangerous lifestyle that has defined him for so long?

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You can stream Thief on: Amazon Prime Apple TV

What movies are similar to Thief? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Thief include Code of Silence, Out of Bounds, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Prince of the City, Blue Velvet.

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Thief was released in theaters on August 3, 1981.