Thieves Like Us 1974

Vincent Canby, New York Times: It is full of things to think about, that hang in the memory like the details of a banal crime story on page 32, which, though read quickly, won't go away. Somehow you know that this happened. Read more

Don Druker, Chicago Reader: At times unbearably objective. Read more

Pauline Kael, New Yorker: Robert Altman finds a sure, soft tone in this movie, from 1974, and he never loses it. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Altman may not tell a story better than any one, but he sees one with great clarity and tenderness. Read more

Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine: In many ways, Thieves Like Us is Altman's best work yet, his most stringent and evocative. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Never portentous, never a mere spoof, this is a touching, intelligent, and -- in its own small way -- rather wonderful movie. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Thieves Like Us proves that when Robert Altman has a solid story and script, he can make an exceptional film, one mostly devoid of clutter, auterist mannerism, and other cinema chic. Read more