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The Vault

Original title: Way Down
  • 20212021
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  • 1h 58m
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6.4/10
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Freddie Highmore, Sam Riley, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey in Way Down (2021)
Freddie Highmore (“The Good Doctor”) and Famke Janssen (X-Men) star in this globe-trotting, action-packed thriller following a high-risk heist. When an engineer (Highmore) learns of a mysterious, impenetrable fortress hidden under The Bank of Spain, he joins a crew of master thieves who plan to steal the legendary lost treasure locked inside while the whole country is distracted by Spain’s World Cup Final. With thousands of soccer fans cheering in the streets, and security forces closing in, the crew have just minutes to pull off the score of a lifetime. Also starring Astrid Berges-Frisbey (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and Liam Cunningham ("Game of Thrones").
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Follows a genius engineering graduate who is interested in the Bank of Spain's safe.Follows a genius engineering graduate who is interested in the Bank of Spain's safe.Follows a genius engineering graduate who is interested in the Bank of Spain's safe.

IMDb RATING
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23K
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POPULARITY
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  • Director
    • Jaume Balagueró
  • Writers
    • Rafa Martínez(storyline by)
    • Andrés M. Koppel(storyline by)
    • Borja Glez. Santaolalla(storyline by)
  • Stars
    • Freddie Highmore
    • Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    • Sam Riley
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  • Director
    • Jaume Balagueró
  • Writers
    • Rafa Martínez(storyline by)
    • Andrés M. Koppel(storyline by)
    • Borja Glez. Santaolalla(storyline by)
  • Stars
    • Freddie Highmore
    • Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    • Sam Riley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 267User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Freddie Highmore, Sam Riley, Axel Stein, Luis Tosar, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey in Way Down (2021)
    Freddie Highmore and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey in Way Down (2021)
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    Sam Riley in Way Down (2021)
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey in Way Down (2021)
    Jaume Balagueró and Freddie Highmore in Way Down (2021)
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    Freddie Highmore in Way Down (2021)
    Sam Riley and Luis Tosar in Way Down (2021)

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    Freddie Highmore
    Freddie Highmore
    • Thomas Thom
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
    • Lorraineas Lorraine
    Sam Riley
    Sam Riley
    • Jamesas James
    Liam Cunningham
    Liam Cunningham
    • Walteras Walter
    Jose Coronado
    Jose Coronado
    • Gustavoas Gustavo
    Luis Tosar
    Luis Tosar
    • Simonas Simon
    Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
    Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
    • Bank of Spain Chairmanas Bank of Spain Chairman
    Axel Stein
    Axel Stein
    • Klausas Klaus
    Daniel Holguín
    Daniel Holguín
    • Muñozas Muñoz
    Famke Janssen
    Famke Janssen
    • Margaretas Margaret
    James Giblin
    James Giblin
    • Thom's Fatheras Thom's Father
    Frank Feys
    Frank Feys
    • Crew Memberas Crew Member
    Fernando Martín
    • Craigas Craig
    Vicente Gil
    Vicente Gil
    • Cleaning Company Manageras Cleaning Company Manager
    Bill Dixon
    • Judgeas Judge
    Reg Wilson
    Reg Wilson
    • Spanish Crown Councilas Spanish Crown Council
    Julius Cotter
    Julius Cotter
    • The Executiveas The Executive
    Craig Stevenson
    Craig Stevenson
    • Executive 2as Executive 2
    • Director
      • Jaume Balagueró
    • Writers
      • Rafa Martínez(storyline by)
      • Andrés M. Koppel(storyline by)
      • Borja Glez. Santaolalla(storyline by)
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    Thom, a genius engineering graduate, is interested in the Bank of Spain's safe. The Bank building is more than 100 years old, with no building blueprints available and a security system that includes an underground river that will flood the safe room if their walls are breached. As soon as Thom learns that a legendary lost treasure is going to be held at the bank's safe for just ten days, he devises, together with charismatic art dealer Walter "Cunningham," a detailed plan to break in. They will only have 105 minutes to do so while the Bank's staff will be distracted, watching the 2010 Football World Cup final match, played by Spain's national football team and broadcast on a giant screen, coincidentally placed just in front of the Bank of Spain building.
    • bank
    • engineer
    • bank heist
    • two word title
    • bank safe
    • 167 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • No job is impossible.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Freddie Highmore is fluent in Spanish.
    • Goofs
      The divers at the start of the movie use standard scuba regulators and demand valves that sit in the mouth. It is all but impossible to speak to another diver with such a mouthpiece, and unless you have a full face mask, impossible to communicate with a surface vessel.
    • Quotes

      [text message: "Clean the sauce off your shirt and come with me."]

    • Crazy credits
      The song "Hell Is Around The Corner" in the music portion of the credits is listed as being performed by "Trick", instead of the artist's actual name of Tricky.
    • Connections
      References Ocean's Eleven (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      God Save the Queen (No Future)
      © 1977 by Paul Cook (as Paul Thomas Cook) / Steve Jones (as Stephen Philip Jones) / John Lydon / Glen Matlock

      Authorized by Universal Music Publushing, S.L.U./Thousand Miles Long, Inc., World Wide. All rights reserved.

      Performed by Sex Pistols

      Courtesy of Warner Records

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews267

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    Entertaining heist movie, filmed in Spain.
    This is the type of movie that, if you wanted to analyze it in detail, you could probably find quite a number of "flaws." But doing that would miss the point entirely. It is just an entertaining heist movie, the target is an impenetrable bank vault in Madrid. It s set during the 2010 soccer World Cup where Spain beat The Netherlands 1-0 and Spanish crowds were cheering in the streets and watching on a giant TV screen.

    The movie starts with a British ocean exploratory team finding loot on a Spanish ship that sank in 1645, but Spanish authorities intercept them on open water. One piece was of particular interest and the heist in question was planned to recover it. The biggest problem was figuring out the heist.

    Freddie Highmore (about 28), who also produced, plays a 22-yr-old college graduate who already had established a reputation for coming up with genius ideas. His job would be to figure out the impossible. Being basically a good, honest guy his only attraction to the job was to solve the impossible. The challenge.

    My wife and I watched it at home on DVD from our public library. It is scripted and acted in such a way to create tension at a number of places, the viewer wonders "How will they get out of this one?" Sort of reminded us of "Mission Impossible."

    It runs almost 2 hours but it never seemed too long. Good entertaining movie.
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    • TxMike
    • Sep 10, 2021

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Italian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Siêu Trộm
    • Filming locations
      • Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Ciudadano Ciskul
      • ESCine Español
      • El Tesoro de Drake AIE
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,803,864
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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