

How to Rob a Bank
2024-06-04 · 87 min · ★ 6.7
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
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- Directors
- Stephen Robert Morse, Seth Porges
- Production companies
- Lone Wolf Studios, Pinball Party Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Jordan BurtchettScott Scurlock
Gavin LangeloMike Magan
Tristan McKinnonSteve Meyers
Maia Rose MichaelsRobin
Lesley MirzaScared Bank Teller
Kurt OstlundMark Biggins
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