The Lookout

2007 Crime Drama

A former high-school hockey star handicapped in a tragic car accident becomes an unlikely ally to a crack team of determined bank robbers in this thriller starring Jeff Daniels and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. When his promising career on the ice is suddenly cut short, former athlete Chris Pratt (Gordon-Levitt) goes to work as a janitor in a local bank. Cleaning floors soon gives way to criminal enterprise when the onetime puck-slinger is recruited to help clean out the very bank that employs him. Screenwriter Scott Frank (Out of Sight and Minority Report) makes his directorial debut, working from his own original screenplay.

Director: Scott Frank

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Carla Gugino, Isla Fisher, Matthew Goode, Sergio Di Zio

 30 Reviews  6 Awards

Reviews

  • The Lookout is Frank's show. He's crafted a haunting and hypnotic film that transcends pulp by creating characters that get under your skin.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    27 April 2013

  • Rarely does a first-time director make as auspicious a debut as Scott Frank has done with the haunting, engrossing and intelligent thriller The Lookout.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    27 April 2013

  • We saw what Mr. Gordon-Levitt could do in such diverse films as "Mysterious Skin" and "Brick," and in the TV sitcom "3rd Rock From the Sun." But this performance is something else. It's unforgettable.

    Joe Morgenstern - The Wall Street Journal

    27 April 2013

  • A solidly above-average thriller.

    Ruthe Stein - The San Francisco Chronicle

    27 April 2013

  • Promises minor pleasures and delivers them. In the process, it's gracious enough to kick in a few extras: a nifty central gimmick, a self-effacing lead performance, and a big slice of ham from supporting actor Jeff Daniels .

    Ty Burr - The Boston Globe

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Best Feature Film Casting - Drama

    Casting Society of America (2007)

     

  • Best Overlooked Film

    Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2008)

  • Best Motion Picture Screen Play

    Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2008)

     

  • Best Wildposts

    Golden Trailer Awards (2008)

     

  • Best First Feature

    Independent Spirit Awards (2008)

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