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Thieves Like Us
UNITED STATES · 1974

Thieves Like Us

Robert Altman
prison escape bank robbery criminal underworld outlaw romance crime spree
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Synopsis

Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist before going their separate ways.

Cinema Atlas Connection
It became a film that was definitely influenced by Badlands and Bonnie and Clyde and Thieves Like Us. Thieves Like Us particularly for the tone of it and the way that it presented these characters without glamorizing them.
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