Synopsis
In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.
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Cast
- Travis FimmelHarry Barber
- Forest WhitakerHoward Lambert
- Rachael TaylorMolly Murphy
- William FichtnerEnzo Rotella
- Lily RabeSharon Price
- Jake WearyTommy Barber
- Rhys CoiroRay Darrow
- Tess Malis KincaidLittle League Mom
- Louis LombardiPauly Callahan
- John FinnW. Mark Felt
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
It’s a slickly made piece of entertainment that’s a good time out at the movies. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Finding Steve McQueen is a combo platter of crazy-but-true history mixed with creative fiction. The result is an entertaining if sometimes overly self-conscious 1970s period piece, bursting with pop culture references. - 63
Chicago Tribune
Johnson's latest effort, Finding Steve McQueen, isn't perfect. Or halfway perfect. Or even one-quarter perfect. But he does take what would have been a rather bland heist story and mix it with a mediocre love story to create an enjoyable final product. - 63
RogerEbert.com
The heist movie has a long pedigree, and while Finding Steve McQueen is no "Le Cercle Rouge" or "Rififi" (or even "Reservoir Dogs"), Johnson keeps the tone light, vivacious, almost slapstick at times. This is a smart choice. - 58
The Film Stage
You probably won’t love Finding Steve McQueen, but that unyielding wholesomeness ensures you won’t be able to hate it either. - 50
Philadelphia Daily News
Though fact-based movies are often guilty of bending truth to improve a story, Finding Steve McQueen goes in the other direction, downplaying strange-but-true elements that might have helped its saggy narrative. - 50
Los Angeles Times
That diffuse focus — and a whimsical tone, bordering on the silly — work against the film. Perhaps the government intervened in this case yet again, making sure Finding Steve McQueen would be too muddled and goofy to be entertaining. - 50
Variety
Finding Steve McQueen is a ramshackle indie heist drama that has a little bit (but not much) to do with Steve McQueen.
