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The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job

Dec 8, 1978
104 min
ComedyCrimeDramaHistory
6.1/ 10
68 votes

Overview

In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs Brink's main office in Boston of more than $2 million. However, things begin to go awry when the FBI gets involved, the cops start cracking down on the gang and McGinnis refuses to hand over the loot...

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TMDB
6.1/10
68 votes
IMDB
6.5/10
3,635 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
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Metacritic
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60/100
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US Box Office$7,909,950Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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"The robbery nobody thought could happen by the guys nobody thought could pull it off."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Production Companies

The De Laurentiis Company

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