Honest Thief

Honest Thief
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Williams
Written by
Produced by
  • Mark Williams
  • Myles Nestel
  • Tai Duncan
  • Craig Chapman
Starring
CinematographyShelly Johnson
Edited byMichael Shawver
Music byMark Isham[1]
Production
companies
  • The Solution Entertainment Group
  • Zero Gravity Management
  • Samuel Marshall Films
  • Ingenious Media
Distributed by
Release date
  • October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
Running time
99 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[3]
Box office$32.6 million[4][5]

Honest Thief is a 2020 American action thriller film[6] directed by Mark Williams, from a screenplay by Williams and Steve Allrich. The film stars Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos and Robert Patrick, and follows a former bank robber (Liam Neeson) who decides to turn himself in to the FBI, only to be set up by corrupt agents.

Honest Thief was theatrically released, including in IMAX, in the United States on October 16, 2020, by Open Road Films and Briarcliff Entertainment. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Neeson's performance, but noted the film's familiarity.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Mark Isham to Score Mark Williams' 'Honest Thief'". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on August 16, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Honest Thief". British Board of Film Classification.
  3. ^ John Jurgensen (January 25, 2021). "Liam Neeson Is the Secret Weapon for Getting People Into Movie Theaters". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Honest Thief (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Honest Thief (2020) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Liam Neeson Action-Thriller 'Honest Thief' Sells To UK". Deadline Hollywood. February 18, 2020. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Loftus, Johnny (March 12, 2021). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Honest Thief' on Amazon Prime, Another Movie In Which Liam Neeson Has To Teach Some Bad People A Lesson". Decider.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Lemire, Christy (October 16, 2020). "Reviews: Honest Thief". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.