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Armored (2009)

★ 5.8 · 695 ratings on TMDB

To protect and serve yourself.

Armored poster★ 5.8

A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.

DirectorNimród Antal
CastAmaury Nolasco, Andre Jamal Kinney, Andrew Fiscella, Columbus Short, Fred Ward, Jean Reno
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery
The emergence reading

Armored keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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