King of Thieves (2018) – Directed by James Marsh
Based on the real-life events of the 2015 Hatton Garden heist which saw over £200 million worth of stolen jewellery and money from safety deposit boxes. The heist was pulled off by a gang of old retired crooks (Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent, Paul Whitehouse, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon), however their last robbery quickly turns into a nightmare as the authorities are on their cases.
King of Thieves is out on Digital Download on 14th January, and on Blu-ray and DVD from 21st January 2019.
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