The Opportunists

1999Movie⏱️ 1h 30mR

ComedyCrimeDramaRomance

⭐ 5.7

IMDB Rating

1,363 votes

A struggling auto mechanic with a criminal past agrees to one last heist to pay off his debts.

Director

Myles Connell

Writers

N/A

Stars

Christopher Walken, Peter McDonald, Anne Pitoniak

Release Date

August 11, 2000

Language

English, Polish

Country

United Kingdom, United States

🎯 2

Nominations

💬 26

Reviews

📋 1.6K

Watchlists

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Christopher Walken

as Vic Kelly

Peter McDonald

as Michael Lawlor

👤

Anne Pitoniak

as Aunt Dee

Kate Burton

as Rest Home Sister

Jim Mayzik

as Rest Home Priest

Vera Farmiga

as Miriam Kelly

Donal Logue

as Pat Duffy

Cyndi Lauper

as Sally Mahon

Paul D'Amato

as Dylan

Wally Dunn

as Harry

💰 Box Office

$584,054

Worldwide Gross

$584,054

Domestic Gross

$46,967

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Dolby

Color

Production

Clinica Estetico, Eureka Pictures, Flashpoint (I)

🏷️ Keywords

criminalpastdebtheistauto mechanic

🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Walken is a great actor.. although, not even himself can save this film

by mcifani • 2000-12-24

"WEll, i was looking forward to watching this movie, as i am a huge walken fan. After watching this movie, my first reaction to my friend who watched it with me was.. wow that really sucked.. now, .. don't get me wrong, this movie doesn't fail because of the people in the movie, its just the overall style of the movie.. now, I'm a huge fan of bringing the least hollywood into a movie, but this movie is a bit dry. I felt there was a few strong points to this film, such as not showing silly things as a romance between the daughter and the housemate ( which i'm still uncertain..."