Thief
1981 · 123 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 42,842 VOTES · DIR. Michael Mann
Overview
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Dialogue Timeline — 467 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:43:06 - What's the fifth alarm? - We can not run it down.
00:45:19 I chew it. I spit on it.
00:46:53 It is worth it.
00:48:43 I remain unconvinced.
00:50:23 I made the fifth alarm.
00:51:51 The other is what we put in postboxes.
00:52:56 - What is that? - What is that?
00:55:26 Hey, how you doin'?
00:56:36 You wanna pinch me, you pinch me. I'll be out in ten minutes.
00:58:59 I wanna know why the minute I get locked with you everybody knows my business.
01:00:17 Yeah.
01:01:58 Hey, Jess.
01:04:21 I'm sorry.
01:06:50 What's to it?
01:10:12 Gimme an excuse. C'mon!
01:12:01 Like to go the track, ball games, stuff like that. You know?
01:13:25 - John? - Yeah?
01:20:25 Yeah.
01:31:18 That's it. Mitch, what's to it?
01:32:54 - But not you, huh? - No.
01:35:36 Answer him. Answer him!
01:37:55 People'll be eating 'em for lunch tomorrow in their hamburgers and not know it.
01:40:46 - Where are we going? - We are not going.
25:00:00 - Doesn't anything mean anything?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed467
Dialogue density3.8 lines / min
First line00:43:06
Final line25:00:00
Production Record
DirectorMichael Mann
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,500,000
Revenue$11,494,812
IMDb votes42,842