Badass Thieves

Badass Thieves

R 2010 · 23 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Crime

On the eve of their biggest score two jewelry thieves reach a breaking point in their friendship, when one reveals that he is quitting his life of crime to focus on his new family. What should have been a simple job turns into a night of total chaos.

Directed by Mike George · Written by Marcos Gabriel

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