Army of Thieves

Name: Army of Thieves
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: October 29, 2021
Rating: 49
Cast: Barbara Meier, Guz Khan, John Bubniak, Jonathan Cohen, Matthias Schweighöfer

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 29, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Barbara Meier, Guz Khan, John Bubniak, Jonathan Cohen, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nathalie Emmanuel, Noémie Nakai, Ruby O. Fee, Stuart Martin, Trent Garrett

Summary: In this prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, small-town bank teller Dieter gets drawn into the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious woman recruits him to join a crew of Interpol’s most wanted criminals, attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.

Director: Matthias Schweighöfer

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

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Richard Roeper

Oct 27, 2021

Thanks to Schweighöfer’s stylish, Italian Job-influenced directing, a sense of its own ridiculous nature and some fabulous performances by the charming and good-looking supporting cast, Army of Thieves is the very definition of an entertaining Netflix confection. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Oct 28, 2021

Army of the Dead is a film full of pleasant surprises, but Matthias Schweighöfer, playing a German safecracker with a hair-trigger for impassioned speeches about locks and bolts, is perhaps the most pleasant surprise of them all. Read full review

CNET Richard Trenholm

Oct 29, 2021

It's a lot of fun, until it becomes clear that making jokes about heist movies is not the same as actually making a good heist movie. Read full review

Zaki Hasan

Oct 26, 2021

While not without charm, the biggest factors working against Army of Thieves are a confused hybrid of horror and heist genre stories and an approach making it unclear which audience – other than the most ardent of Zack Snyder fans – it’s aimed at. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Oct 29, 2021

Strictly on its own merits, other than Emmanuel's standout performance, Army of Thieves doesn't steal much more than your time. Read full review

Noel Murray

Oct 28, 2021

Schweighöfer does have a memorable screen presence, and this film is well made, as formulaic pictures so often are. But this one never fully justifies its existence, or its expense. It’s a big movie with skimpy ideas. Read full review

Pat Brown

Oct 26, 2021

Matthias Schweighöfer’s film puts itself in a box, consistently failing to justify why its story deserves our attention more than the spectacle of the recently deceased rising to feast upon the flesh of the living. Read full review

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yellowbanana

Oct 30, 2021

This movie was amazing! The beginning already got me hooked and the more I watched, the more I fell in love with the characters. The cast members are very talented and beautiful. The plot was well written. I finally found a comfort movie that explains MYSELF better than I can explain myself.This movie was amazing! The beginning already got me hooked and the more I watched, the more I fell in love with the characters. The cast members are very talented and beautiful. The plot was well written. I finally found a comfort movie that explains MYSELF better than I can explain myself. Adventures are worth living for and has way deeper meaning than what it's set out to be. This movie was a mixture of romance, comedy, suspense, thriller, and everything else combined. Overall, I fell in love with this movie and is now my top 1. Credits to the director, Matthias Schweighöfer, for this incredible movie and for everyone that took part in it. Also, Nathalie Emmanuel, never disappoints! :)… Expand

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Epicme230

Mar 22, 2022

This was a fun movie. Including the cast unique personalities on screen. I think the director did a great job directing this movie.

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RapidFire

Oct 31, 2021

2021 will be remembered as the year Zack Snyder owned and exploded back onto the screen, first with the release of the REAL, ACTUAL, TRUE, DEFINITIVE movie and CANON to the DCEU......Zack Snyders Justice League. Then came the zombie feast in Army Of The Dead.

NOW!.....Army Of Thieves a2021 will be remembered as the year Zack Snyder owned and exploded back onto the screen, first with the release of the REAL, ACTUAL, TRUE, DEFINITIVE movie and CANON to the DCEU......Zack Snyders Justice League. Then came the zombie feast in Army Of The Dead.

NOW!.....Army Of Thieves a fantastic heist prequel and lead up to AOTD directed by Matthias Scheighofer joining forces with producer Zack Snyder. The visuals and cinematography like always with the help of snyder are top notch and is a visual treat and I enjoy the movie very much, bring on Planet Of The Dead.… Expand

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radixlecti84

Oct 31, 2021

After being completely disappointed and bored by Army of the Dead I was really surprised how much I enjoyed this spin off. It's a fun heist movie with entertaining characters and fairly slick cinematography. Definitely one of the better heist movies i've seen in years.

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MetacriticOnur

Oct 29, 2021

admirable
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worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.

1 of 6 users found this helpful15

MattBrady99

Feb 28, 2022

You know, when I watched 'Army of the Dead', my biggest take away from that movie was "wow this German safecracker needs his own movie!"

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Jp2017

Oct 30, 2021

Horrible movie the first one with the dead sucked this was just hot garbage I can’t believe everything Zack Snyder does in movies is bad actually yes I can stop hiring that guy!

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