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The Thomas Crown Affair

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Bored millionaire Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) concocts and executes a brilliant scheme to rob a bank without having to do any of the work himself. When Vicki Anderson (Faye Dunaway), an investigator for the bank's insurance company, takes an interest in Crown, the two begin a complicated cat-and-mouse game with a romantic undertone. In an attempt to decipher Anderson's agenda, Crown devises another robbery like his first, wondering if he can get away with the same crime twice.
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Critics Consensus

Steve McQueen settles into the role with ease and aplomb, in a film that whisks viewers to an exotic world with style and sex appeal.

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John Mahoney The Hollywood Reporter 06/26/2017
Jewison continues to prove himself among the most facile and appropriative of the two-dimensional directors ... Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety 03/26/2009
The Norman Jewison film tells a crackerjack story, well-tooled, professionally crafted and fashioned with obvious meticulous care. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 10/31/2007
It's no doubt dated now, and the multiscreen graphics won't make any sense on a pan-and-scan video version, but this heist movie starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway was considered pretty hot stuff back in 1968. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 03/25/2025
3.5/5
It doesn’t sit among Norman Jewison’s best films. But “The Thomas Crown Affair” has maintained a lasting appeal that (for the most part) still holds up today. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 02/10/2024
2.5/4
It features two top stars who don’t always click, shallow treatment of its characters, and a meandering storyline that ultimately peters out. Go to Full Review
Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness 02/06/2024
... one can see where audiences would find themselves taken by the original crime caper and all its participants. Go to Full Review
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Joaquin U @Joaquin1 3d Entertaining. A little slow, but the actors keep it interesting. The script could be better. The characters are not that developed. It's just one of those movies that you can ignore, but if you watch it, it might stay with you for a while. It spawned a remake and soon will spawn another, so someone thinks this story can squeeze some money still. See more Michael G @Lothario12 Dec 14 A well produced affair, however there is a lack of conviction in the story telling, a kind of dreary ennui pervades the entire film, the most notable aspect was that song which was lifted from the film (the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind) - a bored rich fella amuses himself with a clever heist, not really worth the time to view it in my opinion. See more bob c @RT46426964 02/07/2025 Still very good caper/romance See more Jeff S @jeffstone 02/20/2024 A different role for the equanimous McQueen, but he is great with Dunaway and still gets to rip up a beach with a dune buggy. The premise of the film is intriguing and the relationship between adventurer and investigator is compelling. There's a lot to like. See more Entropy O @RT64322344 01/02/2024 The directing was little too artistic in a way that really didn't work for me or add anything except annoying framing. Although likely related to the movies age, the love affair came off a little over dramatized. A surprising dud for me despite being a Steve McQueen movie. Just didn't love watching it. See more Elvis D @Elvis-Del-Valle 11/22/2023 No es una película muy emocionante y más aún teniendo en cuenta la época a la que pertenece, pero The Thomas Crown Affair tiene un guion inteligente con dos personajes muy llamativos. Thomas y Vicky son lo más fascinante por ser muy listos y verlos a ambos en una especie de lucha de ingenio a ver quién vence al otro. No existe mucha profundidad en los personajes, pero hay una tensión al verlos enfrentándose hasta que un lazo romántico termina interviniendo. Steve McQueen y Faye Dunaway son lo mejor de la película y lo que más se destaca, ya que el resto de la película es un drama sin mucho movimiento. The Thomas Crown Affair es un drama de crímenes que solo se caracteriza por sus dos protagonistas. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Bored millionaire Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) concocts and executes a brilliant scheme to rob a bank without having to do any of the work himself. When Vicki Anderson (Faye Dunaway), an investigator for the bank's insurance company, takes an interest in Crown, the two begin a complicated cat-and-mouse game with a romantic undertone. In an attempt to decipher Anderson's agenda, Crown devises another robbery like his first, wondering if he can get away with the same crime twice.
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer
Norman Jewison
Screenwriter
Alan R. Trustman
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co
United Artists, The Mirisch Corporation, Solar Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 6, 1968, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 42m
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