Making Bank (CREDIT: Megan Schoenbachler
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Starring: Nicholas Hoult, John C. Reilly, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, Pete Davidson, Christian Slater, Tati Gabrielle, Paul Sparks
Director: David Leitch
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Rating: R for Some Spicy Language and Violence That Threatens to Tip Into Anarchy
Release Date: November 13, 2026 (Theaters)
What’s It About?: A crew of righteous thieves with animal mask disguises have been documenting their bank heists on social media. Led by Ryan aka The Wolf (Nicholas Hoult), they’re not being boastful but instead spreading a message of revolution and recruitment. Because according to their understanding of today’s economy, the odds of a successful bank robbery are much higher than that of homeownership. Ryan’s girlfriend Emi (Anna Sawai) and their associates Hugo (Rhenzy Feliz) and Vince (Pete Davidson) have all fully bought into the mission after being chewed up and spit out by modern capitalism. They’ve attracted millions of viewers, including FBI Agent John West (John C. Reilly), who is stumped about how to catch them, as they’ve given away very little about their whereabouts despite their massive digital footprint. So he recruits Reagan Gardner (Zoë Kravitz), a hacker behind a tracking system that might be able to crack the case (that is, if Reagan’s sympathies for the crew don’t get in the way too much).
What Made an Impression?: Demanding a Better Deal: How to Rob a Bank works as well as it does because it is a little dangerous. I don’t actually anticipate a spate of copycat robbers in the wake of its release, but its message ought to resonate, as it’s not exactly hard to make the case that so many of our current regulations are designed to protect billionaire executives more than the average worker. Are the statistics that Ryan cites to justify his criminality fully accurate? I don’t know, but Hoult delivers them with so much conviction that I’m absolutely going to listen to all of his lectures. That does leave me a little queasy about the chaos it advocates for, but that might also be a marker of its effectiveness.
Johnny C. Goode: How has it taken this long for John C. Reilly to play a disgruntled FBI agent? Maybe we were just waiting for him to age up to the point where he could convincingly grumble about how he’s five years away from retirement. He absolutely leans hard into all the most appetizing stereotypes of this sort of authority figure. Accordingly, I wouldn’t call this the most realistic portrayal, but nor would I want it to be. Nevertheless, it’s authentic in all the ways that matter.
Black and Yellow: To fit its working class message, HtRaB has chosen an appropriately working class setting in the form of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Anyone who has ever spent any time in the Steel City will appreciate all the care put into lovingly showcasing the bridges, the yinzers, and a certain iconic sandwich shop. If this movie is playing in 4DX anywhere, they better be pumping in the scent of fresh French fries mingling with coleslaw.
How to Rob a Bank is Recommended If You Like: Bonnie and Clyde, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Mr. Beast-level stunts, Primanti Bros., Modeling your entire personality around Point Break
Grade: 3.5 out of 5 Wolf Masks
