A very well-written crime thriller that keeps the action to the fore but doesn't forget how important an intense a plot is as well. Butler is amazing in a role that he was born to play.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 19, 2025

It's one thing for the bad guys to shoot one another, but when cops place dozens of innocent people in the middle of an automatic gun battle it feels gratuitous even for a movie like this.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 28, 2021

The lesson is simple, ladies and gents. Don't judge a book or movie by its cover. There could be a fun toy waiting in that gift you didn't care to unwrap.

| Nov 10, 2020

The complete lack of likeable characters is a problem for a heist movie - in this struggle between violent criminals and corrupt cops, we don't particularly care who wins.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jul 18, 2020

The sprawling heist film plays like a bargain bin version of Michael Mann's 1995 classic "Heat." Only more macho. Which is impressive, given "Heat" is already jacked up on testosterone and fragile male egos.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 1, 2020

Den of Thieves works by keeping it's feet firmly grounded and rarely taking shortcuts.

| May 27, 2020

The acting is good to strong and the heist parts are fun to watch with some truly tense moments, but they are too few and far in-between to make this an exciting or fun to watch film.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 12, 2020

[A] solid, violent, unstoppably entertaining film.

| Mar 23, 2020

Problem number one is the script...problem number two is the punishing length of the film at two hours and twenty minutes.

| Feb 20, 2020

A good direction, some remarkable interpretations and a story that flows. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Jul 24, 2019

Den of Thieves is confoundingly familiar from structure to "gritty" character designs.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 22, 2019

If anyone leaves the theater happy at the end, it's only because they're so grateful it's all finally over.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jul 17, 2019

As the movie unfolds in the second half, it continues to surprise you at every turn.

| Apr 25, 2019

Incoherent plotting and crime-caper clichés aside, this is a surprisingly refreshing take on the genre, and one that surely won't disappoint any die-hard Gerard Butler fans.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 26, 2019

This movie just isn't good. The performances are all over the map, the central plot and action make no sense and there are huge chunks of screen time spent completely unnecessarily.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 8, 2019

At an overstuffed 140 minutes, it far overstays its welcome, with a plot that insults the audience's intelligence at every turn, and some of the most egregious examples of toxic masculinity I've ever seen in a modern movie.

| Original Score: 0.5/10 | Jan 29, 2019

Den of Thieves is a entertaining, if rocky entry in the heist genre, even if it is an homage to Michael Mann's Heat. But the overlong running time and the awful twist ending bring it down to the point that the film is a rental at best.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 18, 2019

Before you dismiss this as another 'cop gone bad' or 'guns blazing action flick,' you may want to hang on to your seat because this is an intense and gripping heist movie.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 21, 2018

A heist movie that's breathtakingly silly while maintaining an impressively serious level of self-belief, this is a disarmingly entertaining ride. There's no one called Den, though, which is a missed opportunity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 12, 2018

I had high hopes going into this film but due to the lack of action and poor character development, I left disappointed.

| Nov 12, 2018