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Den of Thieves: Directed by Christian Gudegast. With Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O'Shea Jackson Jr., 50 Cent. An elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew clash as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
- (125K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Christian Gudegast
- 2018-01-19
Den of Thieves (released in some countries as Criminal Squad) is a 2018 American heist action crime drama film [3] written, directed, and produced by Christian Gudegast. It stars Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Evan Jones, Dawn Olivieri, Mo McRae, and Max Holloway.
- What Happens in Den of Thieves
- What Happens in Den of Thieves' Ending
- Merrimen's Federal Reserve Heist Plan
- How Donnie Ends Up with The Money in Den of Thieves
- What Den of Thieves Gets Right About Real Bank Robberies
- Den of Thieves Ending Song Explained
- The Real Meaning of The Den of Thieves Ending
- Where Den of Thieves 2's Story Goes Next
Big Nick Is Trying To Stop A Thief Named Merrimen
Den of Thieves initially seems to subvert the good guys vs. bad guys premise. Gerard Butler stars as Detective Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien, who arrives at a Los Angeles crime scene and offers up a heavy dose of toxic masculinity. Sure, his acquaintances don't quite like him. However, his inner circle of "regulators"are fiercely loyal, evidenced by a party sequence in which they kidnap and question a local bartender named Donnie Wilson (O'Shea Jackson Jr.). Big Nick states that he and his crew...
Big Nick Realized Donnie Was Actually The Mastermind
At Pico Rivera Savings & Loan, Big Nick expects to arrest Merrimen's crew but quickly realizes that something is different about this particular heist. For one,the crew threatens to kill civilians, which isn't part of their usual operating procedure. Still, Big Nick waits it out after Merrimen seemingly blows up a bank vault while waiting for his demands to be met. Big Nick then realizes that the crew has escaped, and that he'd been tricked. Next, Merrimen's crew executes the Federal Reserve...
Merrimen Execuuted The Plan Perfectly But Donnie Betrayed Him
On the surface, Merrimen's Federal Reserve heist goes as planned. He creates a distraction at Pico Rivera Savings & Loan and successfully escapes through a sewer system. Merrimen and Levi then gain access to the Federal Reserve "nerve center"by disguising themselves and faking a money drop, using the stolen armored vehicle from earlier in the film and money from a rave heist. From there, Merrimen and Levi dump a money tub containing Donnie, who gains access to the count room after Bosco cuts...
Donnie Made All His Plans While Bartending
In Den of Thieves,Merrimen's plan is actually Donnie's plan.Evidenced by the final montage, Donnie orchestrated the entire Federal Reserve heist by collecting information while bartending at Ziggy's Hofbrau. Of course, he couldn't execute the plan alone, so he reached out to a military acquaintance, Merrimen, while secretly plotting with his old sports buddies — Mack, Alexi (Oleg Taktarov), and Bas (Max Holloway). Once Donnie gains access to the Federal Reserve count room, he keeps the money...
The Director Hired A Robbery Expert As An Advisor
Den of Thieves may seem unbelievable at times, but Gudegast did indeed try to make it feel authentic. For a technical advisor, he reportedly hired L.A. robbery expert Bill Rehder — the author of Where The Money Is — and also used sources from the LAPD, the military, and a former leader of Hell's Angels [via Bustle]. The film's narrative can be easily and conveniently picked apart by critics who saw Den of Thieves as a Heat ripoff. Still, the blend of reality and fantasy is what makes Den of T...
"Legendary" By Welshly Arms
To fully assess the Den of Thieves' ending, it's also worth making note of the song used at the end of the film: "Legendary" by Welshly Arms. Given how well the song fits into the movie's final events, it's easy to wonder whether "Legendary" was composed specifically for Den of Thieves. However, the song actually came out two years prior to the film's release. Not only does the song set an effective tone, but its lyrics also help underscore some of Den of Thieves'biggest themes. In particular...
Never Underestimate (Or Trust) Anyone
The big twist at the end was a betrayal and one that no one should have fallen for in the movie. Big Nick is a cop who is single-focused on bringing in the bad guys. He knows not to trust anyone, yet he is so narrow-focused on Merrimen that he doesn't even consider that someone like Donnie could even be a threat. Meanwhile, Merrimen lives by a code of conduct as a thief and never once considers that his own people could betray himto get a bigger cut for themselves. This leaves the two sides s...
Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera
Given the success of the first movie and the tease of theDen of Thieves ending, there is indeed a follow-up on the way. Gerard Butler returns for the sequel Den of Thieves 2: Pantera along with O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Donnie. As expected, the movie will revolve around Donnie stepping up as the main criminal mastermind with Big Nick hot on his trail, though this time, the action will take place in Europe. When speaking about the sequel (via Inverse), Butler explained that the story follows Big N...
Aug 14, 2019 · Every 48 minutes. I watch Den of Thieves. And so this article is that: a thing about Den of Thieves. Some preliminary information: Den of Thieves came out last year. It’s a heist movie. It...
It is a direct sequel to the 2018 film Den of Thieves and stars Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr., reprising their roles from the first film. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 10, 2025, by Lionsgate.
The first thing you should know about this movie is that, yup, it really is two hours and twenty minutes long. A fellow reviewer and I were discussing the timing given by the IMDb and we both thought, no way can this probably relatively dinky cops-and-robbers picture be almost two and a half hours. But it is.
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Den of Thieves is an American 2018 thriller film directed by Christian Gudegast from his own screenplay and story. The film stars Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Evan Jones, Dawn Olivieri, Mo McRae, and Max Holloway.
