The Bank

The Bank

Power. Corruption. Revenge.

Directed by Robert Connolly

Produced by Arenafilm

2001104 min5.7 / 10

A morally complex thriller about a mathematician navigating institutional corruption and personal compromise in the high-stakes world of banking.

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?

Questions people ask

  • Is The Bank easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Bank end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Bank sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Bank violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Bank scary? 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Bank

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Bank

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Bank, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Bank, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Bank, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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