
The Town
Welcome to the bank robbery capital of America.
Directed by Ben Affleck
Produced by Legendary Pictures, GK Films
A tense, violent heist thriller about a criminal trying to escape his life through a dangerous romance, caught between loyalty to his crew and the FBI closing in.
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
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Is The Town violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Town scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Town sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The Town end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Town easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
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