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How to Rob a Bank

  • 2024
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.4K
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How to Rob a Bank (2024)
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
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In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

  • Directors
    • Stephen Robert Morse
    • Seth Porges
  • Writers
    • Maxim Gertler-Jaffe
    • Stephen Robert Morse
    • Max Peltz
  • Stars
    • Scott Scurlock
    • Ellen Glasser
    • Shawn Johnson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    4.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Stephen Robert Morse
      • Seth Porges
    • Writers
      • Maxim Gertler-Jaffe
      • Stephen Robert Morse
      • Max Peltz
    • Stars
      • Scott Scurlock
      • Ellen Glasser
      • Shawn Johnson
    • 24User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Scott Scurlock
    Scott Scurlock
    • Self - Bank Robber
    • (archive footage)
    • (as William Scott Scurlock)
    Ellen Glasser
    Ellen Glasser
    • Self - Supervisory Special Agent FBI
    Shawn Johnson
    Shawn Johnson
    • Self - Special Agent, FBI
    Mike Magan
    Mike Magan
    • Self - Detective, Seattle Police Dept.
    David Kerley
    David Kerley
    • Self - News Anchor and Reporter, KIRO-TV
    Deborah Horne
    Deborah Horne
    • Self - News Reporter, KIRO-TV
    Jimmy Mateson
    Jimmy Mateson
    • Self - Seattle-Area Resident & Scott's Friend
    Elizabeth Stanton
    Elizabeth Stanton
    • Self - Scott's Friend
    TJ Losey
    TJ Losey
    • Self - Scott's Friend
    Steve Meyers
    Steve Meyers
    • Self - Scott's Friend & Accomplice
    Mark Biggins
    Mark Biggins
    • Self - Scott's Friend & Accomplice
    Suzanne Scurlock
    Suzanne Scurlock
    • Self - Scott's Sister
    Steven Harper
    Steven Harper
    • Self - Scott's Childhood Friend
    Alban Pfisterer
    Alban Pfisterer
    • Self - Scott's Friend
    • (as Alban 'Snoopy' Pfisterer)
    Susan Dodd
    Susan Dodd
    • Self - Bank Manager, First Interstate
    Scott Levine
    Scott Levine
    • Self - Bank Manager, Seafirst Lake City
    William Scurlock
    William Scurlock
    • Self - Scott's Father
    • (archive footage)
    Jordan Burtchett
    • Scott Scurlock
    • Directors
      • Stephen Robert Morse
      • Seth Porges
    • Writers
      • Maxim Gertler-Jaffe
      • Stephen Robert Morse
      • Max Peltz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    8boomer-kris

    True "Hollywood" story

    A very good crime documentary, and a story that holds you from start to finish. From Olympia, Washington, home of Nirvana and grunge music, the bank robber dubbed "Hollywood" was born.

    After reading Ann Rule's book "The End of the Dream, The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up" I was fascinated with the story of Scott Scurlock and his band of merry cohorts. You can learn how his friends grew to love him and were prepared to be a part of his plans. Much more in depth, especially his early years in college. I don't condone what he did by any stretch of the imagination, but his story is a very compelling one.
    6katharineshowalter

    A Slick Tale of Capitalist Rebellion Sanitized by the State

    HOW TO ROB A BANK presents the story of Scott Scurlock (aka "Hollywood") with the sleek polish of a Hollywood production, and with it, all the ideological sleight of hand and worship of the status quo that such egregeious gloss often entails. What could have been a radical examination of an individual who chose creativity over conformity, rebellion over resignation, and of a system that has and continues to feed economic disparity instead becomes another tool of state narrative management: criminal genius reduced to cautionary tale, and the asinine police and fumbling FBI cast (predictably) as heroic.

    Scurlock was no ordinary thief. With a keen intellect and flair for prosthetics, he transformed himself into a modern trickster, robbing banks with planning, style, and without resorting to violence. And yet, the documentary, like the institutions it seems loath to question, goes out of its way to paint him as dangerous, invoking TV news propaganda, inflated threat assessments, and vague trauma testimonies, just in case the audience forgets who they're supposed to root for.

    The police, despite their historical penchant for surveillance over substance, are made to look competent through the sheer luck of circumstance. Scurlock wasn't caught by any masterful sleuthing; the house of cards simply collapsed. HOW TO ROB A BANK frames this as inevitability, as if daring to challenge capitalism was always doomed to fail.

    This doc wants the thrill of outlaw glamour without the political discomfort of its implications. Scurlock's story, had it been told honestly, could have stood as a critique of a society that leaves no space for brilliance outside sanctioned pathways. Instead, the system wins again, on screen and off.
    6bt698nhj

    Interesting

    It was an interesting and well done documentary, but the major flaw was that it tended to make a hero out of the villain.

    ABOUT MY REVIEWS:

    I do not include a synopsis of the film/show -- you can get that anywhere and that does not constitute a meaningful review -- but rather my thoughts and feelings on the film that hopefully will be informative to you in deciding whether to invest 90-180 minutes of your life on it.

    My scale: 1-5 decreasing degrees of "terrible", with 5 being "mediocre" 6- OK. Generally held my interest OR had reasonable cast and/or cinematography, might watch it again 7 - Good. My default rating for a movie I liked enough to watch again, but didn't rise to the upper echelons 8- Very good. Would watch again and recommend to others 9- Outstanding. Would watch over and over; top 10% of my ratings 10 - A classic. (Less than 2% receive this rating). For Lifetime Movies for Chicks (LMFC), drop the above scale by 3 notches. A 6 is excellent and 7 almost unattainable.
    10brandimilloy

    I was completely locked in from the moment it started.

    The story has so many layers to it. I was completely locked in from the moment it started. The world of Scott Scurlock was so fascinating. Definitely a movie worth watching. The hippie meth dealer turned bank robber lived in this insane treehouse he built himself but then got addicted to the adrenaline high of robbing banks. Nicknamed Hollywood he took notes out of movies like Heat and Point Break. I loved all the different perspectives throughout the movie- from the accomplices to former friends, FBI agents and local law enforcement. This story is rich with content and super entertaining. Music was great and they incorporated drawings/sketches which added to the value and 90's era vibe. This movie was SO good!!!
    4grimmfilment

    A Documentary On Ego

    From the guy doing the robberies to the people hunting him, all this documentary does is give you an insight into incredible egos of the wannabe criminal mastermind, his clearly easily influenced friends and the FBI agents hunting them.

    It goes out of its way to paint a picture of Hollywood as some free spirit who used the money from bank robberies to live a carefree life in his tree house, hanging with friends and writing down his pretentious thoughts in a diary. Just read between the lines when people that knew him talk about him and you'll see a manipulator, not a happy go lucky guy.

    The FBI are no better. One of the agents oozes ego that I nearly quite watching over the arrogance. I did this, I did that, I, I, I... Everyone keeps talking about "something horrible was bound to happen" and yet there was not a single hint throughout all the robberies that the pattern was evolving in that way. He intimidated people, tazed someone, but to make a leap that he'd go all out... that's just being generals after the battle.

    It would be an interesting documentary if the people it talks about weren't so annoying.

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    • Quotes

      Self - Scott's Friend & Accomplice: There's no school for bank robbery.

    • Connections
      Features FX : Effet de choc (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)
      Written by Dan Peters, Mark Arm, Matt Lukin and Steve Turner

      Performed by Mudhoney

      Courtesy of Sub Pop Records

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    • Release date
      • June 5, 2024 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Also known as
      • Як пограбувати банк
    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • LONE WOLF STUDIOS
      • Pinball Party Productions
      • Screen Siren Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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