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To Rob a Thief

ActionAdventureComedyPG-13

Duration

1h 38m

Release

31 Aug 2007

Country

Mexico

Language

Spanish

Overview

Emilio, a Colombian con man, arrives in LA with two weeks to complete his plan to rob a former colleague, Claudio Silvestrini, who's made a fortune using infomercials to peddle snake oil to Latin immigrants. Emilio's friend Alejandro, who sells pirated DVDs, has assembled a team of amateurs, who, as Alejandro says, will go unnoticed because they're immigrants. The team must gain entry to Silvestrini's well-guarded mansion, steal two keys to access a vault, and then get the money off the property. A father and his tomboy daughter, a nervous Cuban actor, a techie, and a muscle man make up the team, plus Alejandro has been courting Silvestrini's nanny. Will they be enough?

Plot

Two former thieves reunite to rob the biggest thief they know -- Moctesuma Valdez, a TV infomercial guru who's made millions selling worthless health products to poor Latino immigrants. When none of their affiliates want to go und...

Cast

Fernando ColungaMiguel VaroniJulie Gonzalo

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10Rotten Tomatoes: 64%Metacritic: 61/100

Details

Director

Joe Menendez

Writers

JoJo Henrickson

Revenue

$6

Budget

$4,002,313
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