Action, Crime  •  2012  •  135 min

The Thieves (2012)

The Thieves poster

The Thieves (2012)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.0

Overview

A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.


Starring Cast

Kim Yoon-seok  •   Lee Jung-jae  •   Kim Hye-su


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central subject matter, a high-stakes heist, and its focus on individual ambition and criminal enterprise are largely apolitical, offering no explicit promotion or critique of specific political ideologies.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

This South Korean heist film features a cast that is culturally appropriate for its setting, without incorporating explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally Western roles. The narrative is centered on the thrilling heist and character dynamics, rather than offering critiques of traditional identities or explicitly focusing on DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The Thieves is a heist film centered on a group of professional thieves executing a complex diamond robbery. The film focuses on action, suspense, and the intricate relationships among its diverse cast, but it does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "The Thieves" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a group of professional thieves planning and executing a high-stakes heist, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the plot or character arcs.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: Medium

The film features several skilled female characters who participate in heists and action sequences. However, their roles primarily involve specialized skills like safecracking, wire-walking, or using firearms. There are no scenes where a female character is depicted as victorious in close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents using hand-to-hand combat or melee weapons.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The Thieves is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created new for this movie, thus precluding any instances of gender swapping as defined.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The Thieves is an original South Korean film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters from which a race swap could occur.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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7.1
Metacritic logo
7.5

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