Movie · 2007 · Crime, Thriller · 2h 2m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 4.2/10 (763.3K ratings)
Revenge is a funny thing.
Overview
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring down Willy Bank along with everything he's got. Even if it means asking for help from an enemy.
Ratings
Curator score: 4.2/10
IMDb: 6.9/10
Letterboxd: 3.41/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
Metacritic: 62
TMDB: 6.7/10
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Section Eight
Cast
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner, Andy Garcia, Bob Einstein, Eddie Jemison, Elliott Gould, Shaobo Qin, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Julian Sands, Vincent Cassel, David Paymer, Olga Sosnovska
Curator Review
Verdict
A slick, breezy caper with a more personal revenge hook than the previous films, Ocean's Thirteen leans into ensemble chemistry, Vegas gloss, and playful sabotage over hard-edged suspense. It’s less intricate than the best heist movies, but the charisma, comic timing, and satisfying takedown make it an easy recommendation for fans of stylish crowd-pleasers.
Best for
fans of star-driven ensemble crime comedies
viewers who like polished, low-stakes heists with attitude
people who enjoy Vegas settings and glossy production design
audiences looking for a fun caper rather than a tense thriller
Skip if
you want a tightly engineered, twist-heavy heist puzzle
you dislike breezy sequels that prioritize vibe over complexity
you prefer gritty crime stories with real danger
you have no patience for smug, banter-heavy ensemble movies
Overview
Ocean's Thirteen is the rare franchise sequel that feels like it knows exactly what it is: a reunion tour with sharper tailoring and a meaner target. The plot is simpler than the first film’s, but the movie compensates with rhythm, chemistry, and a confident sense of play. It’s all about watching a polished crew turn a casino boss’s own excess against him.
Worth noting
What makes it work is the ensemble’s ease. Clooney and Pitt glide through it, the supporting players get clean comic beats, and Pacino gives the whole thing a bigger, more theatrical villainy than the series usually needs. The movie also has a strong visual identity, with saturated Vegas colors and a smooth, almost musical sense of timing.
Bottom line
It isn’t the smartest caper in the genre, and it doesn’t quite have the emotional spark of the first film, but it lands as a very satisfying hangout movie. If you’re in the mood for charm, precision, and a revenge scheme that feels like a victory lap, it delivers.
Top Letterboxd reviews
shea (4★) · 5129 likes
cinema peaked when george clooney and brad pitt cried together watching oprah.
andrea🌹 (3.5★) · 3109 likes
virgil putting an elaborate heist on hold to fight for better working conditions for factory employees in mexico,,,, we love a character we can relate to !
demi adejuyigbe (4.5★) · 3068 likes
Reuben’s smile in the third act. :) The protest subplot. :) The seedy, hyper-saturated coloring of Vegas. :) Clooney’s big mustache scene. :) The “34 states” joke. :) The suggestion of Linus getting “Susan B. Anthony’d” offscreen by his dad in his last moments. :) The down-tempo version of “Caravan” that plays as they mess with the hotel room. :) The reprise of Clair de Lune at the fountain. :) Every little Pacino-ism, including the moment where he says “Travis… more Reuben’s smile in the third act. :) The protest subplot. :) The seedy, hyper-saturated coloring of Vegas. :) Clooney’s big mustache scene. :) The “34 states” joke. :) The suggestion of Linus getting “Susan B. Anthony’d” offscreen by his dad in his last moments. :) The down-tempo version of “Caravan” that plays as they mess with the hotel room. :) The reprise of Clair de Lune at the fountain. :) Every little Pacino-ism, including the moment where he says “Travis… more
isaac (3.5★) · 2173 likes
me starting ocean's eleven: time to watch some boring heist film i guess
me finishing ocean's thirteen: here's a kiss for danny and a kiss for reuben and a kiss for linus and a kiss for saul and a kiss for virgil and a kiss for turk and a kiss for frank and a kiss for basher and a kiss for livingston and a kiss for yen and two very special kisses for rusty
Jay (3★) · 2063 likes
stole billions of dollars, an entire cabinet of diamonds and all matt damon won was his dads approval
1963 · Comedy, Mystery, Romance · 1h 53m · NR · Curator 8.5/10 (289K ratings) · Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Pure Flix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream
A stylish, witty chase-and-con game with glamour, romance, and polished suspense.