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Rob the Mob (2014) poster

2014 · crime · drama

Rob the Mob

Directed by Raymond De Felitta1h 44m2014

The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble upon a score bigger than they ever planned and become targets of both the mob and the FBI.

Our read: Rob the Mob (2014) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded crime · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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Neutral, kinetic, measured crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.

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How Rob the Mob feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a scrappy true-crime caper about hubris during the Gotti era.”

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