Actor Tom Courtenay (1937)

Based on Ian McGuire’s 2016 novel, The North Water (2021) is a five-part television miniseries directed by Andrew Haigh and starring Colin Farrell and Jack O’Connell. It is an international co-production between British broadcaster BBC, Canadian broadcaster CBC Television, premium channel Super Channel, and French-language counterpart ICI Radio-Canada Télé. The series premiered in the US on AMC+ on July 15, 2021, followed by premieres in the UK on BBC Two on ...

Directed by James Marsh, King of Thieves (2018) is a British heist film that revolves around the infamous Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary of 2015. The main character, Brian Reader, is a retired thief who reunites with old criminal acquaintances at his wife’s funeral. During their brief conversation, they all express interest in carrying out one final heist – targeting the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit. With plans set in motion after the funeral, Brian and his cohorts, all in their 60s and 70s except for one young alarms expert named Basil, gather to meticulously plan their robbery. To minimize the risk of ...

The American crime comedy film, Happy New Year (1987), directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Peter Falk, follows two aging thieves named Nick and Charlie on their last heist before retirement in ritzy Palm Beach, Florida. Their target is the well-guarded Harry Winston jewelry store, which has high-tech security. Edward, the store’s manager, unknowingly welcomes a disguised Nick, posing as an elderly customer looking for an expensive gift for his terminally ill wife. Meanwhile, dressed as his true self, Nick meets Carolyn, a sophisticated and attractive woman who ...