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The Hurricane

Drama

Directed by Norman Jewison

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. From TMDB

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The Hurricane is a 1999 drama film, directed by Norman Jewison, starring Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon and Deborah Kara Unger.

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  • With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    #MusicChallenge 🎶 #DavidsMonthOfMusic 🎵 Day 27 ~ From a movie you saw at the cinema The Hurricane (1999) Denzel Washington Gil Scott-Heron - Revolution Will Not Be Televised youtu.be/vwSRqaZGsPw?... Remembering Gil Scott-Heron Died on the 27th of May 2011 at the age of 62 #WMIM #music #musicsky

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  • Gideon🏳️‍⚧️🗡️ @swordlesbian.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    NOW, BRING ME ANOTHER REYLO FIC MOVIE ADAPTATION! THE HURRICANE WARS NEXT!

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  • thea in mexico 🦋🇲🇽 @theagwrites.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2023

    My 60-year-old aunt, a grandmother of two, over dinner: I love Alaric, when you make the Hurricane Wars movie you have to cast someone very big to play him 🙂 Not someone puny HER HUSBAND, MY UNCLE: I think the R-18 scene wasn’t graphic enough Me just trying to eat my steak:

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  • Rick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2024

    If you want an absolutely bonkers disaster movie with spectacle *and* a message about climate change, The Hurricane Heist has a hurricane cloud with a face but also a monologue about how rising ocean temperatures will make hurricane season worse.

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  • mytbrisgrowing @mytbrisgrowing.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 4, 2026

    Today I’m thinking about how little of a lasting impact Mando & Grogu had on me vs the absolute reylo feast we are having in the written form—between Eyes Like Stars, Legacy, The Hurricane Wars finale, other published reylos, TLH becoming a movie, and still so much great fanfic 🥰

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  • J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2025

    John Ford (with scenes from his film "The Hurricane") - BOTD

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  • Dan Thiell @danthiell.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2025

    "And now, for more on the situation in Jamaica, we go live to Liev Schreiber, highest billed white cast member from the 1999 film the Hurricane."

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  • J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    Alfred Newman (with scenes from "The Hurricane", "Wuthering Heights", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Foreign Correspondent" for which he composed the film scores) - BOTD

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  • Steve Hayes @stevehayestoq.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2026

    Happy Birthday, SIR C. AUBREY SMITH! 🎂 The Grand Old Man of classic film: gruff, regal, stalwart, unforgettable. He lent steel to THE HURRICANE, WEE WILLIE WINKIE, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE & Hitchcock’s immortal classic, REBECCA. My #MovieReview 🎬👉 youtu.be/WbMalkrxgOo?... #MovieSky

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    #NowWatching: THE HURRICANE (1999). Director: Norman Jewison. Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon. Washington picked up an Oscar nod playing boxer Rubin Carter, unjustly framed & convicted of murder (subject of Bob Dylon's song Hurricane). Rewatch. #filmsky 📽

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  • Captain Midnight @thefilmfair.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    Spanish movie poster for the Giallo IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE aka THE FOX WITH A VELVET TAIL (1971 - Dir. José Maria Forqué) Cast: Analia Gadé, Jean Sorel, Rosanna Yanni, Tony Kendall.

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  • Leaving FilmStruck @leavingfilmstrk.bsky.socialBluesky · May 4, 2026

    Watched another Ford film earlier today, The Hurricane, and loved it. Packed cast including Mary Astor #BOTD #TheSearchers #TCMParty

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  • Dr Luke Buckmaster @lukebuckmaster.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2024

    Did Twisters get you in the mood for extreme weather carnage? It's nothing compared to the insane, under-rated 2018 movie The Hurricane Heist. Here's why

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  • drogyn.bsky.social @drogyn.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2026

    #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #filmsky Suspect/The Man Who Finally Died - proof that Peter Cushing never turned in a bad performance no matter how small the movie In the Eye of the Hurricane - serviceable Giallo In the Mood for Love - very good, but not sure I liked it as much as most people

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  • ポール "Igadevil" サリバン @igadevil.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2025

    Gavv/Gozyuger @ the movies Sentai: Wolf shoulda Gozyuchanged into Peggy, but they did the Hurricane (and referenced Cassiopeia!) Shin KR location spotted. Kamen Rider: Kamen Rider drove his bike! Felt very “the Gavv of Earth-2”. Gets pretty dark, I liked it. Zeztz was there in a dream sequence.

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  • TwistedWheel66 @twistedwheel66.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 27, 2025

    #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Letterboxd #filmsky The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) My Dear Killer (1972) In the Eye of the Hurricane (1971) Purple Rain (1984)

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  • meg 🌿🦋🏳️‍🌈 💜 @megativespace.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 30, 2026

    Now Rachel Marsh as Talasyn in the movie adaptation of The Hurricane Wars. Just to continue on in the Reylo Cinamatic Universe.

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  • Giallo Biafra @fulciseyefetish.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2025

    I've always confused Jean Sorel and Mark Damon which is a weird film nerd problem to have tbh. So, when I saw that he stars in The Eye of the Hurricane which has the bizarro title, The Fox with the Velvet Tail, it just made sense to check it out to remedy the situation. #JanuaryGiallo #NowWatching

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  • Ally CG @missiontoofar.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2026

    Had a great trip to the Battle of Britain Bunker today. Came away with a replica plotting block which I’ve combined with one of my air recognition cards. Now I need one for friendly forces to go with the Hurricane I’ve built. Suddenly I’ve an urge to see a particular film….. 🎥 🤷🏻‍♂️🤔

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  • David Marler @qldaah.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 11, 2026

    Britain & allies repel the attempted Nazi invasion in 1940. Now comes the devastation of the Avro Lancasters. The Hurricane & Spitfire share the same Rolls Royce V12 engine. The Lancasters have four. They are the ones of dambusters fame. youtu.be/o2SWXg9e_0s

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  • Leaving FilmStruck @leavingfilmstrk.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2026

    Watched THE HURRICANE (1937). Damn, that was good. Mary Astor #BOTD was a f-king trouper! They all were, the whole packed cast. The hurricane gets all the attention, but I loved the story leading up to it just as much. John Ford knew how to direct a film. Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall were pretty. 😊

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  • @Kinspire2 @kinspire2.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2026

    Bingo. like the scene from the movie the Hurricane w/ Denzel Washington when he was pulled over by the white cops who was “looking“ for a Black guy & Denzel‘s character says, “any Negro will do?”

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  • David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2026

    Remembering legendary, Oscar-winning film composer, arranger, and conductor Alfred Newman on his 126th birthday, renowned for his scores for films including DODSWORTH, THE HURRICANE, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, THE SONG OF BERNADETTE, THE SNAKE PIT, ALL ABOUT EVE, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, and CAMELOT, and more.

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  • Reuben deVries @reubendevries.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    Crimson Tide, The Hurricane, Equalizer 1-3, Driving Miss Daisy, 12 years a slave, Judas and the Black Messiah, Almost every single Spike Lee film.

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  • Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2024

    See also this dramatic footage from an official UK Central Office of Information film about the Hurricane test: www.facebook.com/watch/?v=404...

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  • Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2024

    A GIANT of cinema has left us. Norman Jewison was kind man, a fierce fighter for justice FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, ROOLERBALL, MOONSTRUCK, THE HURRICANE, THE THOMAS CROWNE AFFAIR. He could turn his hand to so many genres. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2026

    See also this dramatic footage from an official UK Central Office of Information film about the Hurricane test: www.facebook.com/iwm.london/v...

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  • always70s.bsky.social @always70s.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 13, 2026

    The first time I heard this song was in the movie starring Denzel Washington (He should have won an Oscar for that performance). "The Hurricane" by Bob Dylan. #1976 #AT40

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  • Ben_Solo_Good_Boy_Sweater_Emporium @bsgbse.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2025

    If Adam Driver wants a redemption and happily ever after for Ben Solo and Disney won't cooperate then it is a MORAL IMPERATIVE to get a movie adaptation of "The Hurricane Wars" greenlit. @theagwrites.bsky.social Gondor calls for aid!!! 🦋🦋🦋

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  • tonkord @tonkord.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2025

    365 films in danger of being forgotten 1. Over 50 years old 2. Not on Sight & Sound's list of 250 best films 3. Not on "my 60 beloved films" 4. Not on my "1 film 100 best directors" 177/365 John Ford - The Hurricane (1937) #Filmsky #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge

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  • Spooky Zolo @studiozolo.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2024

    I think if the Hurricane Touchdown short wasn't tossed in last minute, this film would've been better.

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  • Jack Kost @jackkost.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2025

    On this day in movie history: The Hurricane directed by Norman Jewison released December 14, 1999. Cast: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Harris Yulin, Rod Steiger, Badja Djola. #Historical

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  • 🎄Bonster of the Oklahoma Bonstrosities🎄 @bonstrous.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2025

    Cold Comfort Farm Lawrence of Arabia Transformers the Movie (1986) On Golden Pond The Hurricane

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  • Trevor S Chittick | Writer @trevorchittick.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2025

    Tonight's escapist film is The Hurricane (1999). Like last week's In the Heat of the Night, this was directed by the great Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison. A critical and commercial hit, it deserved much more attention and acclaim than a single Oscar nomination. This is a great film. #FilmSky

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  • James Corck 🦅 ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamescorck.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 25, 2025

    So I just watched "The Hurricane Heist" - www.imdb.com/title/tt5360... I don't know why I bothered after the first three minutes. This movie's shit. 1/10 #Movie #Review #TheHurricaneHeist

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  • Simon @simon-66.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2025

    #music #nowlistening @papillondore20.bsky.social heard the song The Hurricane by Bob Dylan today & it reminded me of the film & its sad story Bob Dylan-The Hurricane The black boxer Rubin Carter’s wrongful arrest & conviction in 1966, the Conviction was overturned in 1985. youtu.be/bpZvg_FjL3Q?...

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  • Black Music Project @blackmusicproject.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 25, 2025

    OTD 1.25.1976 Stevie Wonder, Issac Hayes, and Richie Havens joined Bob Dylan's Night of the Hurricane II concert to benefit wrongfully imprisoned boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. The movie The Hurricane, starring #DenzelWashington, is based on Rubin's life. #BobDylan #StevieWonder #IssacHayes

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  • tzeddek32.bsky.social @tzeddek32.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2025

    Now you have to watch the Great Debaters or Malcolm X or Devil With a Blue Dress or the Mighty Quinn or the Hurricane or the Pelican Brief or something else. You picked him playing a villain as you're first Denzel movie, LMAO!!!! 😂😂😂

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  • rockhaggis @rockiewarantz.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2024

    I was looking up the trailer for the film The Hurricane (blame the Bob Dylan movie) and that shit was labeled The Hurricane Official Trailer #1 - Dan Hedaya Movie (1999) HD. I am howling.

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  • Boxing History @boxinghistory.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2024

    Carter's tale was immortalized in the film "The Hurricane," though the film suggested Carter was robbed of a decision in this bout or that the verdict was somehow set up. That wasn't the truth.

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  • Casmilus @casmilus.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2024

    That's right at the start of Robert Harris's "Munich", he has a briefing that the Hurricane isn't ready. Was dropped from the film.

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  • Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 10, 2023

    Late Movie is The Hurricane (1937). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fze0i7pRgRw

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  • Ceejay @ceejaynw.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    #OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky 17: Someone sentenced to prison in a movie 🎥 The Hurricane (1999)

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  • philiphalpenny75.bsky.social @philiphalpenny75.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    'The Hurricane' did good business in 1999, but Dylan's song is so good we didn't need the movie.

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  • nicola @gleanniucha.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    The Hurricane Betsy film is excellent but I fear few will follow the link 😞

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  • Nick @smmrhghlndflls.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2026

    Based on two GREAT books. His 1974 autobiography The Sixteenth Round (written from prison) and Lazarus and the Hurricane (written by two characters in the movie, Sam and Terry).

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  • Matthew 🌿 @wcforager.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    Starting off today's April #disastermovie marathon with: The Impossible (new one for me!) Movies watched so far: San Andreas The Ice Road Deep Blue Sea Geostorm Twister The Perfect Storm 2012 Deepwater Horizon The Hurricane Heist The Core letterboxd.com/wcforager/li...

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  • Matt Holland Author Dot Com @gallaethamatt.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2025

    Watched classic Christmas film "The Hurricane" starring Denzel Washington. I thought it was good until I looked up details about the actual case and now my feelings can best be described as complicated and I don't have the True Crime brain necessary to untangle it

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  • GrandMaester T @grandmaestert.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2025

    Double Feature 162/300 Movie plot set during a hurricane 1. The Hurricane (1937) dir. John Ford 2. Key Largo (1948) dir. John Huston #filmsky #movies #hurricaneseason

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  • scottstrivia.bsky.social @scottstrivia.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 26, 2025

    Question 7: "Hate put me in prison, love's gonna bust me out" is a quote from which film? 300 The Hurricane Matrix Full Metal Jacket #scottstrivia

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  • SCI-FIVE 🔵 ✊🏿 🏳️‍🌈 🖖 🚀 @sci-five.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2025

    "The Hurricane" (1937) Directed by John Ford. Starring Jon Hall, Dorothy Lamour, Mary Astor, Raymond Massey. It features one of the most brutally realistic storm sequences ever created for a film, arguably MGM in it's finest hour.

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  • Lauren Thompson @laurenfacall.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2025

    3 May 1906 – 1987 Mary Astor, (b. Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke), 81, US actress. Film debut 1921. Red Dust (1932) Dodsworth * The Hurricane * The Great Lie (Oscar) * The Maltese Falcon * Meet Me in St Louis * Act of Violence * Little Women * A Kiss Before Dying * Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964)

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  • Kate Armstrong @brainchain.caBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    He wasn’t even nominated! And I like Roberto Benigni - but I don’t think that movie has aged well. The Hurricane Has.

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  • ShinKamenSentai @shinkamensentai.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 18, 2025

    I checked out the Hurricane Polymar film from 2017. It was alright. My biggest complaint is that the story took too much time being grounded. Then the final fight actually gives me the taste of an actual modern Polymar fight. It just felt like it could have been that the whole time.

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  • Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2025

    Added The Hurricane Heist to the ranked section of this list. letterboxd.com/24fpsuk/list...

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  • ShaneBrown74 @shanebrown74.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2025

    Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days. We got to the end eventually! Day 20. The Hurricane (John Ford, 1937). This final movie had a huge impact on me when I first saw it. A great achievement. #20dayfilmchallenge #films #FilmSky #Movies

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  • Chris Alders @chrisalders.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    A boxer is wrongfully convicted of committing two murders in the powerful 1999 film, The Hurricane. My Letterboxd review is presented below. Enjoy! #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #TIFF #Cannes letterboxd.com/chrisalders/...

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  • wee-dumplin.bsky.social @wee-dumplin.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2024

    Watching ‘The Hurricane’ again. I think it’s Denzel’s best performance, but either way, what a fucking film

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  • Derek Halliday 🇨🇦 @dthalliday.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2024

    You should watch THE HURRICANE HEIST next. A wonderfully LUDICROUS movie that treats a hurricane as if it is the shark in JAWS!

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  • Derek Halliday 🇨🇦 @dthalliday.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2023

    ARMY OF THIEVES is a brilliant film. If you are ever in a mood for an utterly ABSURD heist film, I recommend THE HURRICANE HEIST (2018), directed by Rob Cohen (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS). It is utterly LUDICROUS in ways that I find just delightful, combining Disaster tropes with Heist tropes!

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