The Crew

One of the members of a gang of thieves commits a serious mistake that force them to work for a ruthless gang of drug dealers, endangering the future of the team, their lives and those of their families.

Critics generally found it a stylish and better-than-average cops-and-robbers thriller whose understated lead performance and attitude provide solid genre pleasure without making it exceptional.

• Yanis and his robbery crew are forced to work for a crime boss after a grave error.
• Critics specifically praised the leading man's understated cool, embodied by Sami Bouajila as Yanis.
• The plot tests the gang’s cohesion through high-stakes coercion, while the metadata highlights brotherly relationships.
• The 78-minute structure focuses tightly on armed robbery, escalating pressure, and a high-stakes heist.

• Point BlankFrench crime action, tightly wound heist plotting, and a cool, professional criminal ensemble
• The Night Eats the Worldhard-edged French underworld thriller with escalating criminal pressure and kinetic action
• Layer Cakestylish European crime film centered on professional criminals, loyalty, and volatile betrayals

Director

Julien Leclercq

Release Date

2016-05-04

Runtime

78 min

Rating

6.2 / 10 (361)

What is The Crew about?

A gifted Paris robbery crew is pushed into a perilous crime boss’s heist when one catastrophic mistake destroys its independence.

What is The Crew like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Crew as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is The Crew violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Crew as brutal.

What did critics think of The Crew?

Critics generally found it a stylish and better-than-average cops-and-robbers thriller whose understated lead performance and attitude provide solid genre pleasure without making it exceptional.

Which films are like The Crew?

Films with a similar feel include Point Blank, The Night Eats the World, and Layer Cake.

How long is The Crew?

The Crew runs 78 minutes.