Army of Thieves

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 29, 2021

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 224 Ratings

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Mankind_dividedNov 4, 2021

Bland prequel whose run time overstays it's welcome. Acting is serviceable enough and story keeps you entertained for the first half then quickly becomes boring.

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MetacriticOnurOct 29, 2021

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

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Spartan_117Nov 8, 2021

Army of Thieves (2021) is an unexpected but welcome surprise. It's a prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead and focuses on the character of Ludwig Dieter, the genius safecracker, who is recruited by a group of thieves for his expertise onArmy of Thieves (2021) is an unexpected but welcome surprise. It's a prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead and focuses on the character of Ludwig Dieter, the genius safecracker, who is recruited by a group of thieves for his expertise on several high-level heists.

Now, I did not like Army of the Dead so it's weird that the main actor i.e Matthias Schweighöfer himself directed this movie and it's a lot more competently made and enjoyable than what Zack Snyder did with a Vegas zombie movie...

Anyway, the group of thieves is a cliched but entertaining lot as is a lot of elements in the movie. There is a good level of self-awareness that pokes fun at the heist genre and at itself while doing the said things it is poking fun at. Sure it's not consistent throughout nor is it well-executed all the time but it does work for a lot of the movie and that made it enjoyable.

Ludwig Dieter was one of the few "characters" from Army of the Dead that I did like so getting to know A LOT more of him was genuinely interesting. Matthias Schweighöfer gave a fun and endearing performance that makes you care for him and while I'm not a genius nor am I socially awkward of that level, he was still oddly relatable.

The mythology surrounding and involving the safes that were to be targeted and the appreciation for the craftmanship by Dieter was another thing that I quite enjoyed in the movie. Gave it an extra edge over typical heist movies as well as the fact that there are three instead of the usual one. The sacrifice had to be made for less meat on individual heists, though.

The cinematography was dynamic and pretty good. The soundtrack was pleasing and had some great tracks that fitted the material of the movie well.

Yeah, there are flaws and some stupid stuff, particularly in the third act but compared to Army of the Dead, it's nowhere near as bad that it ruins the movie.

Overall, it was a fun time, much better than expected since I was going in with Army of the Dead level of expectations. The main character is engaging and the group is fun enough. Also, the Interpol side of things was stupid and hilarious and I loved it. Whether you liked Army of the Dead or not, I'd recommend giving this a watch, it's certainly better. Not an amazing movie by any means but gets the job done. And if I were to rate it, I'd give it a 6.5/10.… Expand

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MattBrady99Feb 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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JLuis_001Nov 6, 2021

If there's something I must highlight about Army of Thieves, it is this is the story that actually turns out to be the true heist movie.
Much more than the excessive Army of the Dead.
Now if we ask ourselves why this movie exists, I wouldn'tIf there's something I must highlight about Army of Thieves, it is this is the story that actually turns out to be the true heist movie.
Much more than the excessive Army of the Dead.

Now if we ask ourselves why this movie exists, I wouldn't be able to tell them.
Beyond the mention of the zombies, and of course its ending. Army of Thieves and Army of the Dead couldn't be more any more different.

That of course is a good thing, because the director and lead of this story could easily have tried something similar, but his film is more of an action, comedy and romance story with a European tone that despite some good moments, is predictable until the very bone.

Heist movies tend to fall into that hole and Army of Thieves is fully aware of it, and in the results, is not even the slightest intention to show that could have been different.

All the elements and cliches of the genre are present. Even the respective sequence with everyone in the team involved presenting themselves and their abilities.
It's a tedious formula that Army of Thieves is simply unable to transcend.

This film would have been a failure in theaters, because its strengths are not nearly enough to compensate for all its shortcomings.
In fact, it reminded me a lot of another heist movie I watched not long ago called The Vault by Jaume Balagueró. Although this personally for me had better results.

Obviously is the strong release of the month and week, for Netflix, but this movie will fade much faster than Snyder's film.… Expand

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KlebartNov 28, 2021

To begin with, this is not a movie about zombies. It was an average prequel that was simple and perhaps a little on the long side. There were other characters but the main character was the only one who couldn't be replaced by a hundred ofTo begin with, this is not a movie about zombies. It was an average prequel that was simple and perhaps a little on the long side. There were other characters but the main character was the only one who couldn't be replaced by a hundred of different actors/actresses. Even his role was simple although he played it to the best of his talent. I guess I was expecting something more. This movie will be forgotten in another week or two.… Expand

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navarrojpxDec 29, 2021

Its a funny movie sometimes, it could be shorter and it looks to not be connected with the principal movie

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