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The Bank

Seen it?

2001 | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Spy Who Came In from the Cold or The Insider, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

The Bank, a world ripe with avarice and corruption, where O'Reilly and his ilk can thrive and honest Aussie battlers lose everything. Enter Jim Doyle a maverick mathematician who has devised a formula to predict the fluctuations of the stock market. When he joins O'Reilly's fold, he must first prove his loyalty to the "greed is good" ethos. Which way will he go? What does he have to hide?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    61% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    1 win and 8 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Connolly

  • David WenhamJim Doyle
  • Anthony LaPagliaSimon O'Reily
  • Sibylla BuddMichelle Roberts
  • Steve RodgersWayne Davis
  • Mitchell ButelStephen
  • Mandy McElhinneyDiane Davis
  • Greg StoneVincent
  • Kazuhiro MuroyamaToshio
  • Bruce MylesBen
  • Andrew BaylyMr. Johnson