The Bank

2001

Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 35 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 3120 3.1K

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Plot summary

The Bank, a world ripe with avarice and corruption, where O'Reilly and his ilk can thrive and honest Aussie battlers lose everything. Enter Jim Doyle a maverick mathematician who has devised a formula to predict the fluctuations of the stock market. When he joins O'Reilly's fold, he must first prove his loyalty to the "greed is good" ethos. Which way will he go? What does he have to hide?

Director

Robert Connolly Photo
Robert Connolly

Top cast

Vincent Gil Photo
Vincent Gil as Sheriff
David Wenham Photo
David Wenham as Jim
Anthony LaPaglia Photo
Anthony LaPaglia as Simon
Mandy McElhinney Photo
Mandy McElhinney as Diane
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
958.32 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 1
1.92 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by reelcrazed 8 / 10

A former bank teller says...

Go and rent The Bank!This movie was a great surprise for me. The contrast between LaPaglia and Wenham is very believable. LaPaglia's Simon in his expensive suits and $100 haircut in stark contrast to Wenham's Jim in a leather jacket and unkempt hair. I found myself talking to the characters, from calling Simon (LaPaglia) a dirty bastard, to rolling my eyes at Jim (Wenham) and calling him a sell-out. The Bank really held my "interest" and gave a nice "payoff" in the end with a great twist.A great movie if you like the David and Goliath-type of movie.
Reviewed by fantanman 7 / 10

Better than most

The quality of films coming out of Australia always amazes me considering the size of their budgets compared to run-of-the-mill "blockbusters" that Hollywood lavishes millions on. OK, you have to suspend belief a bit to accept that the caper that is the plot of "The Bank" could actually be pulled off -- or could it? But what the hell, if you watch Hollywood films you suspended your belief a long time ago.This film is a great example of Less is more. No car chases, nobody gets murdered, hardly any sex. All it has is good writing, good dialog, excellent acting, imaginative filming and special effects and music.And Anthony Lapaglia is just one of the finest actors around these days. Altogether an enjoyable film.
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