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Hold-up (1985) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Movie1985·114 min

Hold-up

Directed by Alexandre Arcady

A comedy crime film directed by Alexandre Arcady.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 60%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

169 ratings

About Hold-up

Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: ambition hubris, freedom rebellion, late 20th century, action combat, urban, strangers forced together, con artist trickster, anti hero, kidnapping hostage, heist caper, heist robbery

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Details

Director: Alexandre Arcady
Language: French

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Guy Marchand, Kim Cattrall

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How Hold-up Ranks

All movies

Top 60%

1980s movies

Top 63%

Comedy movies

Top 55%

★Alexandre Arcady films#2 of 3

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Alexandre Arcady film, behind What the Day Owes the Night.

the vibe

Hold-up Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralmoderateeasy to followfunnyintimatelight

playful

stylized

What it's about

kidnapping hostageheist caperambition hubrisfreedom rebellioncon artistanti-herostrangers forced togetheraction combatheist robberyurbanlate 20th century

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful