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THE GOOD THIEF

What You Need To Know:

THE GOOD THIEF stars Nick Nolte as Bob, an ex-thief turned gambler and heroin addict plying his trade on the French Riviera. Bob is on a big losing streak at the beginning. When he hears about some priceless paintings stored in an underground vault at a casino, Bob quits cold turkey and leads a gang of thieves planning to steal the paintings. The casino cannot afford to report the theft because it has fake copies of the paintings on its walls to attract customers. Only one problem prevents these thieves from getting away with their crime: a suspicious cop is following Bob all the time.

THE GOOD THIEF starts off slowly, in a sleazy fashion. The movie opens in a strip club, where Bob sneaks off to shoot heroin while losing at cards. Eventually, as the movie concentrates on the heist, the sleaze factor lowers a bit, and the story becomes engrossing, with a fine performance by Nolte as the wisecracking thief. Regrettably, however, though one heist is foiled, another heist succeeds, and gambling and murder are rewarded. THE GOOD THIEF also contains lots of strong foul language and some nudity.

Content:

(PaPaPa, Ho, C, LLL, VV, S, NN, AA, DDD, MMM) Pagan worldview where lying, stealing, and gambling are rewarded, and homosexual content where one minor character is in the midst of undergoing a sex change, as well as reference to the good thief who died with Jesus on the Cross; 48 mostly strong obscenities and two light profanities; action violence includes fighting, man shoots man dead in cold blood, explosion, car crashes, and man threatens to slice woman’s face with knife; implied fornication, visits to strip club, young woman in underwear tempts older man, and one character has begun a sex change operation; upper female nudity in several shots; alcohol use and drunkenness; smoking, shooting heroin, and smoking crack; and, lying, stealing, gambling, and murder are rewarded.

More Detail:

THE GOOD THIEF starring Nick Nolte is based on a famous acclaimed French movie. Nolte plays Bob, an ex-thief turned gambler and heroin addict plying his trade on the French Riviera. Bob is on a big losing streak at the opening of the movie. When Bob hears about some priceless paintings stored in an underground vault at a casino, he quits cold turkey and leads a gang of thieves planning to steal the paintings. The casino cannot afford to report the theft because it has fake copies of the paintings on its walls in order to attract customers.

Only one problem prevents these thieves from getting away with their crime. A suspicious cop is following Bob all the time. Bob comes up with a devious plan, however, to fool the cop. Unfortunately, things start to come undone. Meanwhile, in the casino Bob starts to gamble.

THE GOOD THIEF starts off slowly, in a sleazy fashion. The movie opens in a strip club, where Bob sneaks off to shoot heroin while losing at cards. He helps a young Bosnian woman, Anne, leave her pimp, and his young friend Paulo falls in love with her. Eventually, as the movie concentrates on the heist, the sleaze factor lowers a bit, and the story becomes engrossing, with a fine performance by Nolte as the recovering drug addict and wisecracking thief. Regrettably, however, though one heist is foiled, another heist succeeds, and gambling and murder are rewarded. THE GOOD THIEF also contains lots of strong foul language and some nudity.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.