A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.
Acting
Idris Elba elevates every scene he's in
Practical Effects
Practical car chases before Fast & Furious went to space
Costume
Hayden Christensen's ridiculous hipster hat commitment
Director
John Luessenhop
Matt Dillon
Jack Welles
Paul Walker
John Rahway
Idris Elba
Gordon Jennings
Hayden Christensen
A.J.
Chris Brown
Jesse Attica
Jay Hernandez
Eddie Hatcher
Michael Ealy
Jake Attica
Steve Harris
Lt. Carver
T.I.
Ghost
Johnathon Schaech
Scott
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Naomi
Gaius Charles
Max
Gideon Emery
Sergei
Zulay Henao
Monica
Glynn Turman
Chief Detective Duncan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Chris Brown's first dramatic role after his 2009 assault conviction, which made promotional interviews... awkward. Studio barely acknowledged him in marketing.
The Russian nightclub shootout mirrors the real-life 2007 film '13 Tzameti'—director Luessenhop essentially remade his own Sundance hit with a bigger budget and Paul Walker.
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