The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job

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

1978104 min6.2 / 10

A lighthearted, character-driven heist comedy about working-class Boston criminals pulling off an audacious robbery, told with affection for its bumbling protagonists and period charm.

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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