How to Rob a Bank (2024 film)

This article is about the 2024 film. For the 2007 film, see How to Rob a Bank (2007 film).

How to Rob a Bank is a 2024 American documentary film, directed by Stephen Robert Morse and Seth Porges. The film is about Scott Scurlock, also known as The Hollywood Bandit, who robbed 19 confirmed banks in Seattle between 1992 and 1996. It premiered on Netflix on June 5, 2024.^[1]

How to Rob a Bank
Release poster
Directed by	Stephen Robert Morse Seth Porges
Written by	Maxim Gertler-Jaffe Max Peltz Stephen Robert Morse Seth Porges
Produced by	Stephen Robert Morse Seth Porges Max Peltz Maxim Gertler-Jaffe
Cinematography	Jacob Sacks Jones Domenic Barbaro
Edited by	Paulo Padilha, Mark Vives, Simon Barker
Music by	Leo Birenberg Ramiro Rodriguez Zamarripa
Production companies	Lone Wolf Studios, Pinball Party Productions
Distributed by	Netflix
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

Featuring interviews with the Hollywood Bandits bank robbers themselves, law enforcement and characters from the Pacific Northwest, the documentary chronicles the rise of Scott Scurlock as he becomes the bank robber known as Hollywood, America's most successful bank robber.^[2]

Reception

As of July 2024^[update], this film has an approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 12 reviews.^[3] The film was in Netflix's top 10 most watched films for two weeks ^[4] and the third most watched streaming original movie the week it was released.^[5]