The Bank Job
Crime, Thriller
Lionsgate  (3/7/2008) 110 mins R

7.5 (33,576 votes)
Terry (Jason Statham) is an average guy trying to make ends meet in London. He is in trouble with the local neighborhood thugs and his auto dealership is in trouble. An old neighborhood friend Martine (Saffron Burrows) offers him a chance to make millions. She recruits him and his friends to break into a bank and rob the safety deposit boxes. What Terry and his gang doesn't realize is that the bank robbery has been arranged by the British government in an attempt to obtain scandalous photos of a royal family member. The gang manages to tunnel their way into the vault and obtain millions of dollars. However, the secrets of dirty cops, brothels and local gangsters were also amongst the safety deposit boxes and they want there information back. Terry and his gang must now escape the biggest criminals in London while also avoiding the government who want their photos....

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Cast and Crew
Jason Statham  ......  Terry
Saffron Burrows  ......  Martine
Stephen Campbell Moore  ......  Kevin
Daniel Mays  ......  Dave
James Faulkner  ......  Guy Singer
Alki David  ......  Bambas
Director  .....  Roger Donaldson; Brad Jurjens
Producer  .....  Steve Chasman; Alex Gartner; David Alper; Mairi Bett; Charles Roven; Steven Chasman
Writer  .....  Dick Clement; Ian La Frenais
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: On the end credits, the characters are grouped into categories. The category "VILLAINS" is misspelled as "VILLIANS". (more)

Trivia:
Aldwych station was chosen to film the underground scenes because the true Tottenham Court Road station had been modified extensively in the early 1980s. Only Edgware Road still has any resemblance to it's original look. (more)

Filming Locations:
Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Eddie Burton: [while drilling a mileage meter back] Another Terry Leather low mileage here.
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