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Thief

1981·2h 3m·R
DramaCrimeThrillerAction
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
50,189 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

After a long prison sentence, a top safe-cracker takes over a couple of businesses that he uses as fronts for diamond heists. After his trusted fence is killed, he agrees to work with a powerful mobster resulting in dire consequences.

Thief is a 1981 drama crime movie directed by Michael Mann, starring James Caan, Jim Belushi, Tuesday Weld. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 50,189 votes and runs 2h 3m.

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Director
Michael Mann
Stars
James Caan
Jim Belushi
Tuesday Weld
Willie Nelson
Details
1981-03-27
123 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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