Movie · 2000 · Action, Crime, Thriller · 1h 58m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 1.4/10 (434.2K ratings)
Ice Cold, Hot Wired.
Overview
Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as the police are in hot pursuit.
Ratings
Curator score: 1.4/10
IMDb: 6.5/10
Letterboxd: 3.04/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 25%
Metacritic: 35
TMDB: 6.5/10
Director
Dominic Sena
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Cast
Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Duvall, Delroy Lindo, Timothy Olyphant, Chi McBride, Christopher Eccleston, Will Patton, William Lee Scott, Scott Caan, James Duval, T.J. Cross, Vinnie Jones, Frances Fisher, Grace Zabriskie, Michael Owen, Jaime Bergman, Holiday Hadley, Harry Van Gorkum
Where to watch
AMC+, AMC, Philo
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy early-2000s car-heist caper with real star wattage and a few memorable bits of Cage-fueled absurdity, but it’s also overlong, mechanically plotted, and less thrilling than its premise promises. Best approached as a slick hangout movie for car people and fans of big, goofy studio action rather than as a top-tier crime thriller.
Best for
fans of stylized turn-of-the-millennium action movies
viewers who enjoy Nicolas Cage at maximum eccentricity
car-heist and muscle-car enthusiasts
people looking for a breezy, dumb-fun crime caper
Skip if
you want tightly written heist mechanics
you dislike glossy CGI-era action
you prefer grounded crime dramas
you need a movie with sustained tension and payoff
Overview
Gone in Sixty Seconds is built around a simple promise: beautiful cars, a ticking clock, and Nicolas Cage trying to keep the whole thing from flying off the road. It delivers enough swagger, attitude, and late-90s/early-00s sheen to make the ride entertaining, especially if you’re in the mood for a big studio action movie that knows exactly how much of its appeal comes from cool machinery and cool poses.
Worth noting
The movie’s biggest asset is its vibe. Cage leans into a weirdly serene, half-mythic version of a master thief, while the supporting cast gives the film just enough personality to keep the caper moving. The car obsession is the point, and the movie understands that the fantasy is less about the theft than the ritual of assembling the crew, naming the cars, and making the chase feel like a lifestyle.
Bottom line
Still, the film is more charismatic than thrilling. The plotting is thin, the emotional stakes are routine, and the action often feels polished rather than dangerous. If you want a sleek, easy watch with a few genuinely fun moments and a lot of automotive fetishism, it works. If you’re expecting a great heist movie, it’s more of a polished detour than a destination.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Z C · 1285 likes
After Nic Cage goes all Zen-Buddhist listening to "Low Rider," then opens his eyes and says, "Let's ride," I told my wife to bury me with the blu-ray of this movie.
Bryan Espitia (4.5★) · 442 likes
“Am I an asshole? Do I look like an asshole?”[deadpan] “Yeah.”
Every character in this has a ridiculous name like Tumbler or Sphinx or the incredible Memphis Raines. He doesn’t do it for the money, he does it for the sexy cars. You gotta love it.
marcella (4★) · 309 likes
get yourself someone who looks at you the same way nic cage looks at eleanor
DirkH (2★) · 265 likes
.....much like your IQ if you actually watch this.
Goonigaga.
Cage.
Vroom vroom.
End.
Sam Thompson (2★) · 244 likes
Sooooooo stupid but Nic Cage makes everything fun.
Just the ‘Okay Let’s Ride’ scene alone almost makes this dumbass movie worth the watch.