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BunyipPouch Mar 30, 2026 +1

For anyone interested: Bart Layton, the director of **Crime 101**, recently joined us here in /r/movies for an AMA/Q&A: https://www.listnook.com/r/movies/comments/1r82j57/hey_rmovies_im_bart_layton_ive_directed_crime_101/

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Potore5 Mar 30, 2026 +58

So how is it? I read that many people who enjoyed the novella didn’t quite like it. Those who didn’t know it was a short story and watched the movie first actually enjoyed more. Edit: thank you for the feedback. I’m going to check it out even though I have Ruffalo fatigue

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Kangarou Mar 30, 2026 +59

It's enjoyable. About as cliche as it looks, but it subverts a trope here and there. Don't watch the trailers before going in, as one kinda spoils a big moment.

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KingMario05 Mar 30, 2026 +26

Latter camp. Loved it. Hemsworth is f****** *brilliant* when given a gem of a script.

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gornky Mar 30, 2026 +16

I think it's actually the best performance he's ever given.

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sloppyjo12 Mar 30, 2026 +30

He’s good here but in my opinion it’ll be hard for him to ever top his villain in Furiosa

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gornky Mar 30, 2026 +11

Oh that's the other one on the top of the list for sure and I would never fault someone for preferring it. That's just a very showy performance and Crime 101 is a very internal performance which is something I haven't seen from him to this level before. Both excellent in different ways.

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N8CCRG Mar 30, 2026 +3

The nose really played for me. It wasn't just a prop for prop's sake. In a way, it was kind of perversely dignifiying.

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GOATchefcurry Mar 31, 2026 +2

How's it going, Linus?

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scnative843 Mar 30, 2026 +14

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Felt like a throwback/homage to action/thriller movies like Heat. Nothing groundbreaking but was a lot of fun.

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Djwallin Mar 30, 2026 +12

I hadn’t read the book but enjoyed the film. Thought its story suffered from stuffing too many main character arcs. But overall it was fun and worth the watch, even more so with it being free streaming

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TripleThreatTua Mar 30, 2026 +6

Very fun, enjoyable throwback to 90s crime movies even though it’s not reinventing the wheel or anything. The romantic subplot was extremely weak though and I don’t know why it was in the movie

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Griffisbored Mar 30, 2026 +8

Saw in theaters, had no idea it was an adaptation until your comment. Thought is was pretty solid, not a fan of the muted color palette but good performances from Ruffalo, Keoghan, and Berry. Idk about the original short story, but I felt like Hemsworth's character was this borderline autistic, obsessive compulsive, socially awkward loner on his dates with Maya or with the prostitute, but then he is able to effortlessly rizz Halle Berry. It was definitely a little weird seeing the go who plays Thor so lacking in charisma for most of the movie, but then appear relatively normal at other times. Ruffalo's turn to letting Hemsworth character get away at the end also felt a little unearned. Action scenes were good, Keoghan's character was exciting and fun to watch anytime he was on screen.

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N8CCRG Mar 30, 2026 +10

I don't think autistic is the right angle, because he was incredibly adept at manipulating people. It's when he had to be real and vulnerable and open that he struggled.

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Admirable_Judge6592 Mar 30, 2026 +3

My uncle who is always disappointed when we go to to the movies, liked it a lot. Heat is one of his favories. Some similarities. I thought it was decent

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inksmudgedhands Mar 30, 2026 +5

It felt like it wanted to be a Steve McQueen movie. (The actor. Not the director.) They even name dropped him. But as much as I like Hemsworth, he's no McQueen.

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N8CCRG Mar 30, 2026 +3

I never read the story. I really enjoyed seeing this movie in the theater. It has a couple good intense scenes, good cast, good performances. I feel like this kind of movie has been forgotten by Hollywood (or perhaps by audiences) recently, so it was nice to have it back.

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tgibbularcancer Mar 30, 2026 +2

I enjoyed it. After I saw it, I heard someone say it was too long to be a 90 minute sprint of a heist thriller but it was too short to be a 3 hour long LA epic. Which kind of neatly sums it up I think.

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PaulFThumpkins Mar 30, 2026 +2

It's fun enough and not some dumbed down Red Notice type shite. But it lacks some grit that its influences had, and while Hemsworth looks great onscreen I didn't really buy him in the role. But if you like crime movies with a human element this is absolutely one to give a watch.

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alternateusername4me Mar 30, 2026 +1

I liked it! It’s a modern version of Heat. One of my favorites of the year

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i_hate_ketchup777 Mar 30, 2026 +1

it was c*** and should gave gone direct to prime video, but i’m pretty sure the cast must have had contractual obligations for a theatrical run.

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Potore5 Mar 30, 2026 +2

Yours is the first negative take on the movie…what didn’t you like?

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i_hate_ketchup777 Mar 30, 2026 +1

it was a poorly written by the numbers cliché with a happy ending you’ll see coming a mile away. if you’ve ever seen a film about a super carful criminal with a heart of gold who slips up, you’ve seen this movie.it doesn’t require your full attention (like most modern direct to streaming films), and i am not very thrilled to see this creep into theatrical releases. the dialog was groan-worthy in places. at least it’ll be free with your prime subscription?

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Potore5 Mar 30, 2026 +1

I appreciate your honesty and taking time to sum it up. Yeah I guess I’m lucky that I’ll watch this with a subscription instead of paying for it solo at the movies.

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i_hate_ketchup777 Mar 30, 2026 +1

right on - i mean, i’ve got AMC a-list, so i go see just about anything. no regurts haha edit: oh, it was better than The Bride, at least

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Kevbot1000 Mar 30, 2026 +40

I really dug this one. Saw it pretty blind in theaters, and it was solid through and through. Very Michael Mann-esque.

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trogdorkiller Mar 30, 2026 +7

This movie is well worth a watch despite the basic ass title. Great IMAX experience, especially the opening scene.

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ScaredFamousfan Mar 30, 2026 +13

Wow that’s quick

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KingMario05 Mar 30, 2026 +6

~45 days, right? Same day VOD? My guess is, unless an Amazon MGM film overperforms (*cough* Project Hail Mary *cough*), that will be their policy going forward. (Or if it tanks like *Mercy*, at which point it will be rushed to the service ASAP to make back something.)

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NATHAN4U007 Mar 30, 2026 +3

It has been leaked with actual quality for a long time now.

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Hic_Forum_Est Mar 30, 2026 +8

I quite enjoyed this one. I think I really like Chris Hemsworth as an actor. His character here was intentionally lacking in personality and emotionally cold, but I still found myself feeling sympathetic towards him. Something about his presence that feels natural and magnetic to me even when he's not doing much.

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Pizzaheadeddead Mar 31, 2026 +1

I just don't think Chris Hemsworth is good nuanced to acting. I don't know if it was the script but I thought he was really poor. The relationship with his girlfriend was laughable, as well as that so-called connection between him and Mark Ruffalo at the end.

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KingMario05 Mar 30, 2026 +9

Check this out if you can. Really solid film.

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lossaysswag Mar 30, 2026 +7

Dope movie. Opening was fire

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lostatsea_again Mar 30, 2026 +4

a decent film. reminded me of other films, but not everything has to be entirely original

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stonehands1876 Mar 30, 2026 +2

I loved this movie. Will watch it again.

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SafetyFit5902 Mar 30, 2026 +2

Went in with no expectations but positively surprised. Worth a watch.

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SameEnergy Mar 30, 2026 +1

I want the option to buy it

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2ndchance2025 Mar 31, 2026 +1

So is it included or for rent?

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fat3willwin Mar 31, 2026 +1

Finally! I told my parents for weeks to check this movie out thinking it was streaming already (they aren't big fans of going to the theater since its so far from them), and they finally wanted to go check it out yesterday but it wasn't on streaming yet I was so embarassed :D That being said I really enjoyed this one, after having confusing it for another movie (sentimental value, long story lol) and think it absolutely deserved its long theater run.

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Pizzaheadeddead Mar 31, 2026 +1

What's a disappointment. It's everything that I should love but the plot just wasn't there. It's almost felt like they kept changing the screenplay through production. There's a scene at the very start of the film involving a safe in a mansion that teases something later on in the film, that never happens. I hundred percent think the climax was scrapped and re-filmed. I think the biggest disappointment for me was Chris Hemsworth. He goes for that Ryan Gosling Drive character but fails miserably. She just has such little screen presents, which is surprising because I've loved him in other stuff like Extraction. I just don't think he can do nuance acting - someone like Ryan Gosling, Eddie Redmayne or Casey Affleck would've been much better and believable in this role. For a 2 1/2 hour long film, nothing really happens. There's no dread, there's no tension, which you'd expect in a heist thriller and the relationships between characters feel paper thin. Honestly, I wouldn't waste your time with this.

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ConvictTheGod Mar 30, 2026 +1

Movie was very mid in my opinion. Wanted more but just was meh

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Top5hottest Mar 30, 2026 +1

I saw the movie.. enjoyed it ok. Can somebody explain the name?

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girafa Mar 30, 2026 +5

101 is a highway in LA that the character constantly used as his getaway route when he'd execute a heist. 101 is also the typical name for a beginning college course. "Spanish 101" would be the first Spanish class of a program. So Crime 101 is both a bit of "lessons in how to do crime" and "crime happening around interstate 101"

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Top5hottest Mar 30, 2026 +2

Thank you. I was only connecting the educational connection which i thought was kinda weak. When you reminded me that it was all based around the 101 freeway i did a forehead slap.

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StormtrooprDave Mar 30, 2026

This was such a disappointment, It wanted to be Heat meets Drive but was slow and drawn out with bad characters.

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girafa Mar 30, 2026 +1

You got *Heat: Medium Temperature*

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Gavinscoe Mar 30, 2026

Yeah right

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Tofuzion Mar 30, 2026

It was decent. Not sure its worth a rewatch; maybe if it had been 20-30 minutes shorter.

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