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Thick as Thieves

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Thick as Thieves

R

1999

1h 34m

Crime

Drama

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Macklin (Alec Baldwin), a hit man with a passion for rare jazz records, accepts what he thinks is a routine job. The hit turns out to be a setup, though, because Pointy (Michael Jai White), an up-and-coming gangster, wants Macklin out of the way. When Macklin realizes who's behind the setup, the two criminals enter into an increasingly deadly cat-and-mouse game. Before long, the feud expands to include tough female cop Petrone (Rebecca De Mornay) and top Mafia bosses.

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Emanuel Levy

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Interesting, well-acted feature debut by a new indie director

Rated: B-

Jul 26, 2011

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

One of those self-consciously quirky crime films that feel more dated as each passing second brings the film world farther away from Pulp Fiction.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 13, 2004

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Diane Selkirk

Apollo Guide

Rated: 72/100

Feb 14, 2001

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Matt F

I'm not sure how I missed this when it first released in 1999. Just watched it the other day after I found it on the streaming service. Alec Baldwin, Michael Jai White and Andre Braugher were very good in it as well as Robert Miano. The jazz soundtrack was superb.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Lisa P

This is one of my Top 10 favorites! Witty, funny and thoroughly entertaining!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Audience Member

A clever and funny movie - one of my favorites.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

An amusing morality tale about the pitfalls of being a pretentious cheapskate

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Though ultimately a familiar story, Thick as Thieves departs from the lone assassin archetype and instead makes it more of a buddy criminal movie with a quirky sense of humor. Alec Baldwin is at his usual best, with the rest of the film being made up of familiar character actors. Who doesn't work, however, is Michael Jai White, who was completely over-the-top, and seemingly out of place the entire movie. The film also certainly lacks at character development, we never appreciate the camaraderie or history behind the characters. Still, for all of its going through the motions, it is always watchable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

awesome awesome jazz soundtrack... the best... late 50's and 60's id say... decent movie for what it is... we liked!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Scott Sanders

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Alec Baldwin

Mackin

Andre Braugher

Dink

Ricky Harris

Rodney

Michael Jai White

Pointy

David Byrd

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Synopsis

Macklin (Alec Baldwin), a hit man with a passion for rare jazz records, accepts what he thinks is a routine job. The hit turns out to be a setup, though, because Pointy (Michael Jai White), an up-and-coming gangster, wants Macklin out of the way. When Macklin realizes who's behind the setup, the two criminals enter into an increasingly deadly cat-and-mouse game. Before long, the feud expands to include tough female cop Petrone (Rebecca De Mornay) and top Mafia bosses.

Director: Scott Sanders
Producer: Donald Zuckerman, Glenn Zoller, Jon Steingart
Production Co: Gigantic Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 34m

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