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  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 44 m
The Bank

Summary This anti-banking parable tells the story of a brilliant mathematician (Wenham) who has designed a computer program to predict the fluctuations of the world's stock markets. Conflicts emerge when the program comes to the attention of a cunning bank president (LaPaglia).

Directed By: Robert Connolly

Written By: Brian Price, Mike Betar, Robert Connolly

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 44 m

The Bank

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
54
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Summary This anti-banking parable tells the story of a brilliant mathematician (Wenham) who has designed a computer program to predict the fluctuations of the world's stock markets. Conflicts emerge when the program comes to the attention of a cunning bank president (LaPaglia).

Directed By: Robert Connolly

Written By: Brian Price, Mike Betar, Robert Connolly

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
54
60% Positive
9 Reviews
20% Mixed
3 Reviews
20% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
54
60% Positive
9 Reviews
20% Mixed
3 Reviews
20% Negative
3 Reviews

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80
A hokey but highly entertaining tale of corporate greed that should be especially satisfying if you're pissed off at big business.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
75
It blends an intriguing concept with a suspenseful plot, and the result is a gripping 103 minutes at the movies.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
70
The sleek, well-oiled, well-acted The Bank, while as meaty as a steak, is short on sizzle.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
70
Like "Wall Street" before it, The Bank never amounts to more than a glossy comic book, and first-time writer-director Robert Connolly stumbles with his plotting and his direction of Wenham.
By Jon Strickland FULL REVIEW
50
Like the film itself, Jim Doyle is smart enough to be engaging and lovely to look at, but he's too one-dimensional to be satisfying.
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38
Despite a crafty premise and a clever kink in the tale that almost saves it, Connolly isn't dexterous enough to achieve the Hitchockian level of suspense the movie needs.
By Megan Lehmann FULL REVIEW
20
Neither a stimulating satire nor a serious exposure of the operations of the finance industry.
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Production Company Arenafilm, Showtime Australia
Release Date Oct 25, 2002
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Public enemy number one: The Bank
Website http://www.arenafilm.com.au/banksynopsis.html
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Awards

Australian Film Institute
• 1 Win & 9 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
IF Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations

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