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The Big Heist
53%
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1h 32m
AI Analysis
The Big Heist (2001) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Big Heist (2001) — a movie tagged as Drama, TV Movie, and Crime with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the s… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~92 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Big Heist 53% (12 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
53%
from 12 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2001-06-10
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 68842
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What is The Big Heist about?
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthan... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Big Heist?
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How long is the movie The Big Heist?
The official runtime for The Big Heist is approximately 92 minutes.
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Cast

Donald Sutherland
Jimmy Burke

John Heard
Richard Woods

Jamie Harris
Frankie Burke

Janet Kidder
Maria

Nick Sandow
Henry Hill

Sam Coppola
Paul Castellano

Michael P. Moran
Louis the Whale

Joe Pingue
Marty Krugman
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Bo Rucker
Stax Edwards

Rocco Sisto
Tommy DeSimone
- R
Robert Morelli
Angelo Sepe

Joe Maruzzo
Paolo Falcone
- G
Gino Marrocco
Paulie Vario

Steven Randazzo
John Gotti
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