How to Rob a Bank opens in US theaters on Friday, November 13, 2026. It is directed by David Leitch, written by Mark Bianculli and distributed by Amazon MGM Studios, and it has a simple, very 2026 premise: a crew of bank robbers turns its heists into how-to videos for an online audience, then discovers that being famous makes you findable.
The confirmed basics first, because they are the part that will not change: R rating, 122 minutes, wide theatrical release, no announced streaming date.
Cast and crew
- Nicholas Hoult as Ryan, known as “The Wolf”, the crew’s frontman.
- Zoë Kravitz as Raegan, a software engineer on house arrest who is recruited by the FBI.
- Anna Sawai as Emi, the crew’s strategist and getaway driver.
- Pete Davidson as Vince, a combat veteran in the crew.
- Rhenzy Feliz as Hugo, who produces the crew’s videos.
- John C. Reilly as FBI agent John West.
- Also credited: Christian Slater, Paul Sparks, Tati Gabrielle, Young Mazino and Alessandra Frugoli.
- The Guardian: How to Rob a Bank review
Leitch directs with his usual team: cinematographer Jonathan Sela, production designer David Scheunemann, editor Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir and composer Dominic Lewis. Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody, Allan Mandelbaum, Leitch and Kelly McCormick produce for 87North and Imagine Entertainment.
The plot, without spoilers
Ryan’s crew robs banks in Pittsburgh and posts videos explaining how and why, building a following that treats them as folk heroes. The robberies distribute money to individuals and causes, which is where the Robin Hood framing comes from. Agent West, played by Reilly, brings in Raegan, whose illegal location-tracking software can turn viral footage into an address. The film then runs as a cat-and-mouse story between a crew that wants an audience and an FBI office that wants a conviction.
What the reviews say
The early critical consensus is mixed to negative. Rotten Tomatoes showed a 40 percent Tomatometer from 52 reviews on November 12, the day before release, with an audience score not yet meaningful.
The split is about tone rather than craft. The Hollywood Reporter called it a “zippy heist thriller” whose strong ensemble keeps things moving, while Variety described it as “annoyingly flashy” and emotionally turgid, and The Guardian found it simple-minded and unexciting. Deadline’s review lands in the middle: fun when it is gaudy and ridiculous, unconvincing when it tries to be a drama.
Read together, the reviews agree on three things: the action is competently staged, the film’s satire of influencer culture is loud, and the emotional backstories are the weakest part.
Is it worth a theater ticket?
That depends on what you want from it. If you are going for Leitch’s stunt work and a two-hour, R-rated caper with a good cast, the reviews suggest you will get that. If you are going for the social commentary the marketing implies, the critics who disliked it are mostly complaining that the film does not follow through.
One practical note: Amazon MGM has not announced a streaming date. The film is an Amazon MGM release, so a Prime Video arrival is likely at some point, but no date has been confirmed and any specific window you see online is speculation. Our guide to The End of Oak Street on HBO Max shows how quickly confirmed streaming dates do get announced once a film leaves theaters, and the October 2026 release guide is the model we use for these round-ups.
What we did not do
We have not seen the film. Cast, crew, rating and runtime come from the studio credits as published in trade reviews and Rotten Tomatoes; the review characterisations are attributed to the named critics. The Rotten Tomatoes score is a snapshot from November 12, 2026 and will move.
Sources
- Rotten Tomatoes: How to Rob a Bank (2026)
- The Hollywood Reporter: How to Rob a Bank review
- Variety: How to Rob a Bank review
- Deadline: How to Rob a Bank review
