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Small Time Crooks

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66% Tomatometer 99 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Woody Allen wrote, directed and stars in this romantic comedy that follows the misadventures of an ex-con dishwasher and his manicurist wife. Their get-rich-quick scheme to rob a bank leaves them rolling in dough... but not the kind they had in mind. Allen and award-winning comedic actress Tracey Ullman are paired as the husband and wife team who take a bite out of crime.
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Critics Consensus

Woody Allen rises from his recent slump with Small Time Crooks. A simple, funny movie, Crooks proves Allen still has the touch that made his name synonymous with off-beat comedy.

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David Ansen Newsweek 03/06/2018
This is an amiable and quite conventional comedy. The biggest problem is that it's not all that funny. The whole movie, with its rather antiquated notions of the lower classes, feels as if it were inspired by another era. Go to Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/28/2010
3/5
Not much here to interest to children. Go to Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 05/02/2001
2.5/4
Elaine May steals the show. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 09/02/2022
B
It’s very amiable and very broad. Go to Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
4/5
Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound 07/14/2007
3/4
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Linda G @Goldy78 Mar 9 Silly, funny, entertaining, hysterical. Woody Allen at his best. See more Flavio R @RT36887753 Nov 11 Lovely, funny comedy. Great cast. Not only for Woody's fans! See more thiago s @Thiagostone 05/02/2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, o elenco é fraco, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom. See more Brad S. R @RT07389644 04/05/2025 The first Woody Allen movie I simply couldn't finish. See more M G @justm 05/09/2024 Still reliably has me laughing out loud twenty years later. Not sure why the audience score is low -- I think this film is under-appreciated or maybe the audience is judging Woody Allen's personal life (and I get it-- he should go to jail) and not the movie. See more Alec B @Alec97 03/04/2024 A fun scrappy little comedy. The cinematography is legitimately masterful and seems to justify Allen's decision to just let the people involved in his movies work without too much oversight. See more Read all reviews
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Woody Allen

Director

Woody Allen

Ray Winkler

Tracey Ullman

Francis 'Frenchy' Fox Winkler

Hugh Grant

David

Jon Lovitz

Benny

Elaine May

May

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Small Time Crooks

Ray Winkler (Woody Allen) tells May (Elaine May) about his latest get-rich-quick scheme. Frenchy (Tracey Ullman) is enjoying her lessons in class and good taste from David (Hugh Grant). Nouveau riche Frenchy Winkler (Tracey Ullman) throws her first "society" dinner party where she meets David (Hugh Grant). Woody Allen gives some direction to Hugh Grant on the set. David (Hugh Grant, left) is appalled when Frenchy (Tracey Ullman) takes a phone call during a music recital. Woody Allen wrote, directed and stars as Ray Winkler. Frenchy (Tracey Ullman, left) and Ray Winkler (Woody Allen) are enjoying the good life since striking it rich. (Left to right) Ray (Woody Allen), Denny (Michael Rapaport), Benny (Jon Lovitz) and Tommy (Tony Darrow) conspire to rob a bank. At her cookie store, Frenchy Winkler (Tracey Ullman) nervously waits on a police officer (Brian Markinson) who has no idea what?s happening in the basement. Hugh Grant as David. View more photos

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Synopsis Woody Allen wrote, directed and stars in this romantic comedy that follows the misadventures of an ex-con dishwasher and his manicurist wife. Their get-rich-quick scheme to rob a bank leaves them rolling in dough... but not the kind they had in mind. Allen and award-winning comedic actress Tracey Ullman are paired as the husband and wife team who take a bite out of crime.
Director
Woody Allen
Producer
Jean Doumanian
Screenwriter
Woody Allen
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
Sweetland Films
Rating
PG (Language)
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 19, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.1M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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