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The Italian Job (2003)

Year of U.S. Release: 2003

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Christina Cabot, Mos Def, Franky G, Giancarlo Giannini, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Donald Sutherland.
Director: F. Gary Gray
Screenwriter(s): Donna Powers, Wayne Powers
Producer(s): Donald De Line
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Crime, Remake
U.S. Release Date: May 30, 2003 (Wide)
Rated Parents Strongly Cautioned for violence and some language.
arrowPlot Summary:
A band of thieves, led by Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg), pulls off the ultimate heist by rigging the stoplights of the city of Los Angeles so that they can drive right out of the city with a carful of gold (in a safe that they're stealing back after Croker's double-crossing ex-partner, played by Edward Norton, stole it from Croker first), with nothing but greenlights, while everyone else gets redlights, thus keeping the roads plugged with the largest traffic jam in L.A. history, and the police from pursuing them. Aiding their escape is the fact that the bandits are driving BMW Mini Coopers (tiny cars), so they're able to use sidewalks and the subway system in addition to L.A.'s streets and highways. That, of course, is how it's *supposed* to work...
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