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The Thieves
2012
· Movie
· 135 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
62–75
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is AlloCiné on 62, highest is Metacritic critics on 75.
See the most agreed on films →A team of skilled Korean thieves teams up with a crew from Hong Kong for a daring heist: stealing a priceless diamond from a heavily guarded casino vault in Macau. The ambitious plan is complicated by hidden agendas, old rivalries, and personal betrayals among the crew members. Alliances shift as the thieves attempt to outwit each other and the authorities closing in.
Details
- Director
- Choi Dong-hoon
- Writers
- Choi Dong-hoon, Lee Ki-cheol
- Studio
- Caper Film, Michigan Venture Capital, Showbox, OCN
- Released
- 25 July 2012
- Country
- Hong Kong, South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rated
- NR
- Box office
- $83.5M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 30 →13 wins from 30 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| 49th Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jun Ji-hyun | Nominee |
| 49th Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 | Best Director | Choi Dong-hoon | Nominee |
| 4th KOFRA Film Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Winner |
| 7th Asian Film Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominee |
| 7th Asian Film Awards 2013 | Best Editing | Shin Min-kyung | Nominee |
| 7th Asian Film Awards 2013 | Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Nominee |
| 7th Asian Film Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Jun Ji-hyun | Nominee |
| 13th Women in Film Korea Awards 2012 | Best Producer | Ahn Soo-hyun | Winner |
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33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film | The Thieves | Winner |
| Popularity Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Winner |
| Technical Award | Yoo Sang-sub, Jung Yoon-hyun | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Choi Dong-hoon | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Thieves | Nominee |
| Best Lighting | Kim Sung-kwan | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Choi Dong-hoon, Lee Ki-cheol | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Nominee |
21st Buil Film Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Art Direction | Lee Ha-jun | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Winner |
| Buil Readers' Jury Award | The Thieves | Winner |
| Best Director | Choi Dong-hoon | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Nominee |
20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Film | The Thieves | Winner |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Yoon-seok | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in Film | Kim Hye-soo | Winner |
49th Grand Bell Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Winner |
| Best Director | Choi Dong-hoon | Nominee |
13th Women in Film Korea Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Producer | Ahn Soo-hyun | Winner |
32nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Winner |
4th KOFRA Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Winner |
7th Asian Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Shin Min-kyung | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jun Ji-hyun | Nominee |
49th Baeksang Arts Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Choi Dong-hoon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jun Ji-hyun | Nominee |