Brink's Job, The

1978

A fictional retelling of the infamous Boston Brink's Company robbery on January 17th, 1950, of $2.7M, which cost the American taxpayers $29M to apprehend the culprits, with only $58,000 recovered

The greatest true comedy robbery of all time!

JBscale

Good

Film Detail

Genre

Comedy - Crime

Length

1 hr. 44 mins.

US Theatrical Release

December 8, 1978

US Box Office

$7,909,950 (#4703 of 7538)

Global Office

$7,909,950 (#3482 of 4500)

Rating

Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Edition

Digital Only

Resolution | Digital Platform

Movies Anywhere

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.85:1

Audio

English: DD+ Stereo

Studio

Universal Studios

Released

June 18, 2019

Acquired Date

November 20, 2025

Times Seen

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Actors

Peter Falk

Peter Boyle

Allen Garfield

Warren Oates

Gena Rowlands

Paul Sorvino

Sheldon Leonard

Gerard Murphy

Kevin O'Connor

Patrick Hines

Malachy McCourt

Walter Klavun

Randy Jurgensen

John Brandon

Earl Hindman

Directors

William Friedkin

Producers

Ralph B. Serpe

Writers

Walon Green

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

70%

Tomatometer

10 votes

55%

Popcornmeter

23 votes

METASCORE

6 votes

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

3,810 votes