How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank

Directed by Stephen Robert Morse, Seth Porges

Produced by Lone Wolf Studios, Pinball Party Productions

202487 min6.7 / 10

A true-crime documentary portrait of a charismatic 1990s Seattle bank robber, balancing fascination with his audacious methods against the darker implications of his crimes.

In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

Questions people ask

  • Does How to Rob a Bank end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is How to Rob a Bank sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is How to Rob a Bank violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is How to Rob a Bank scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is How to Rob a Bank easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like How to Rob a Bank

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as How to Rob a Bank

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like How to Rob a Bank, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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