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The Score

R Released Jul 13, 2001 2h 3m Mystery & Thriller List
74% Tomatometer 129 Reviews 67% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings
Career thief Nick Wells (Robert De Niro) is about to mastermind a nearly impossible theft that will require his joining forces with a clever young accomplice (Edward Norton). The unlikely alliance, arranged by Nick's longtime friend and fence, Max (Marlon Brando), interrupts Nick's plan to retire from crime and settle down with his fiancée, Diane (Angela Bassett). Worse, it requires that Nick violate his most important rule: Always work alone. Read More Read Less
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Though the movie treads familiar ground in the heist/caper genre, Robert DeNiro, Edward Norton, and Marlon Brando make the movie worth watching.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Oz courts first-rate performances from each of his stars. Rated: 4/5 Sep 17, 2001 Full Review Andrew Sarris Observer Manages to waste a prestigious cast on a tediously long-winded caper plot. Jul 20, 2001 Full Review Michael D. Reid Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada) [The cast] don't just plot to steal a priceless jeweled scepter... in this absorbing, standard-issue heist flick. They also steal as many scenes as director Frank oz and his screenwriters swipe ideas from other movies. Rated: 3/5 Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) The best heist flick since The Usual Suspects, a perfect 10 of a movie that makes beautiful music out of the basics. Rated: A Apr 30, 2024 Full Review John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Part of the fun is watching and listening to Brando parody his slurred speech Rated: C Jan 30, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Karl H I bought the DVD for just less than $3 at the thrift store. I had to. Robert De Niro, Ed Norton, Angela Bassett, Marlon Brando, and Frank Oz. What movie fan wouldn't take a chance on this movie? Unfortunately, it didn't live up to my imagination. It is a decent, straightforward heist movie. I don't remember laughing during the movie, and there was only one point where I wondered why a character made a choice. The final twist was predictable, although it was nicely foreshadowed. This isn't a bad movie. I wouldn't refuse to watch it again, though I also wouldn't go out of my way for the opportunity. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/18/24 Full Review Jeremy A A little slow sometimes, but it stays interesting enough. The ending was fine. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Audience Member This movie is a masterpiece! Edge of your seat, blood pumping heist classic.. One of DeNiro's best. Great Ending!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/03/24 Full Review Jerod S Norton and Deniro are pulling a big heist - and it has the twists you might expect. Still a good crime caper with a great cast. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review SICKS6SIX S IT GETS 50% FROM ME, NEVER LIKED DE-NERO BUT DID LIKE BRANDO BUT NOT IN THIS, OLD PEOPLE MAKING OLD PEOPLE FILMS, DE-NERO HAS NOT MADE ANYTHING OF NOTE SINCE TAXI DRIVER IMO, HE IS THE MOST OVERRATED ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD, HE COULD NOT TIE THE LIKES OF CHARLES LAWTON'S SHOE LACES, HIS OFF SCREEN ANTICS ARE EVEN WORSE THAN HIS ONSCREEN DISASTERS, THE PLOT TO THIS FILM IS THIN AND FLIMSY, ITS HARDLY A HITCHCOCK THRILLER, ITS JUST SOME OLD OVER THE HILL ACTORS BEING MASSIVLY OVERPAID FOR A FILM THAT NOT MANY YEARS BACK WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN A GERAL RELEASE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $1 BIN FILM AT THE PETROL STATION OR 8 TILL LATE, ITS WOEFULLY DIRECTED, THE SCRIPT IS TERRIBLE AND THE ANNOYING PORTRAYAL OF SOMEONE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES BY NORTON IS UNWATCHABLE AND YOU NEED TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN TO 1 OR 2 WHEN HE IS SPEAKING, WATCH ANY FILM FROM THE 1940S AND IT WILL BE BETTER, Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/24 Full Review Leaburn O The end of Brando's acting career was marked by this questionable thriller. Though filmed in 2001, it has a real unpolished, tacky 90s feel to it. With this cast you might expect more. De Niro is pretty sound and Norton half reprises his Primal Fear role. Not great, very standard, fairly predictable but will pass as a cheap, simple, instantly forgettable thriller for a couple of hours. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Career thief Nick Wells (Robert De Niro) is about to mastermind a nearly impossible theft that will require his joining forces with a clever young accomplice (Edward Norton). The unlikely alliance, arranged by Nick's longtime friend and fence, Max (Marlon Brando), interrupts Nick's plan to retire from crime and settle down with his fiancée, Diane (Angela Bassett). Worse, it requires that Nick violate his most important rule: Always work alone.
Director
Frank Oz
Producer
Gary Foster, Lee Rich
Screenwriter
Kario Salem, Lem Dobbs, Scott Marshall Smith, Roland Pellegrino, Adam Platnick, Bernard Williams
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Horseshoe Bay Productions, Paramount Pictures, Eagle Point Production, Mandalay Pictures
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 13, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$71.1M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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