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The Pleasure of Being Robbed

The Pleasure of Being Robbed

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 11mNot Rated
Drama
⭐ 6.1
IMDB Rating
2,192 votes

A curious and lost Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers who find themselves sadly smiling only well after she's left their lives. They owe her their thanks.

Director
Josh Safdie
Writers
Josh Safdie, Eleonore Hendricks, Andy Spade
Stars
Bat 'Batman' Baxter, Alex Billig, Wayne Chin
Release Date
October 3, 2008
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 5
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 23
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 4.3K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

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Bat 'Batman' Baxter
as Hello Beautiful
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Alex Billig
as Trumpet Player
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Wayne Chin
as Wayne
πŸ‘€
Jerry Damons
as Jerry The Cop
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Lowell the Dog
as Lowell
πŸ‘€
John Dwyer
as Drinks For Everybody
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The Fly
as Fly
πŸ‘€
Dawn Glickman
as Dawn
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Alex Greenblatt
as Son
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Gary Greenblatt
as Father

πŸ’° Box Office

$31,823
Worldwide Gross
$10,687
Domestic Gross
$7,720
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
Red Bucket Films

🏷️ Keywords

underground filmmumblecoreindependent film

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

I Fought The Law
by valis1949 β€’ 2013-07-12
7/10

"THE PLEASURE OF BEING ROBBED (dir. Joshua Safdie) A brash example of LoFi Mumblecore that presents an unapologetic look at a whimsical sociopath who believes that anything that strikes her fancy is hers for the taking. Elenore swipes everything from kittens to Volvos, and the film's uncomfortable message seems to be that her victims are only being blessed by her wonderfulness. Needless to say, it's nearly impossible for a rational viewer to rally round a character with such an extreme egocentric focus, yet the film might only be a sly cinematic valentine by director Joshua Safdie to ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Originally conceived as a short film advertising Kate Spade handbags.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A curious and lost Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers who find themselves sadly smiling only well after she's left their lives. They owe her their thanks.