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| Directed by | Malcolm Venville |
| Produced by | Keanu Reeves Allison Palmer Bourke Scott Fischer |
| Screenplay by | Sacha Gervasi David N. White |
| Story by | Sacha Gervasi Stephen Hamel |
| Starring | Keanu Reeves James Caan Vera Farmiga |
| Music by | Blake Leyh |
| Cinematography | Paul Cameron |
| Editing by | Curtis Clayton |
| Studio | Company Films |
| Distributed by | Moving Pictures Film and Television Maitland Primrose Group |
| Release date(s) | April 8, 2011 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $204,940[1] |
Henry's Crime is a 2011 romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm Venville and starring Keanu Reeves, James Caan, Vera Farmiga, and Danny Hoch. The film follows Henry (Reeves) who goes to jail for a robbery he didn't commit. Once released, he plans on robbing the same bank with his former cellmate Max (Caan). The film opened in limited release on April 8 across the US.
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Working the night shift as a toll collector on a lonely stretch of highway in Buffalo, New York, Henry is a man seemingly without ambition, dreams or purpose; a man sleepwalking his way through life.
When two friends get out of his car, supposedly to get some money at an ATM, they rob the bank, and Henry is arrested for supposedly being an accomplice. Rather than give up the names of the real culprits, Henry takes the fall and goes to jail. There, he meets the irrepressible Max, a con man who's grown far too comfortable with the familiarity and security of his ‘idyllic’ life behind bars, but one who also helps plant an idea in Henry’s mind which will change his life forever: for a man to find his purpose, he must first have a dream. Upon his release one year later, Henry finds his purpose. Having done the time, he decides he may as well do the crime. Discovering a long forgotten bootlegger’s tunnel which runs from the very same bank to a theater across the alleyway, he convinces the reluctant Max to file for his long overdue parole — and then recruits his former cellmate to help stage a robbery. Henry becomes actor in the theater's current production of "The Cherry Orchard" by Chekhov, to get access to the tunnel. However, he finds himself slowly falling for the production’s mercurial leading lady, Julie.[2] One of Henry's "friends" helps clearing the tunnel from mud; he informs the other "friend", who insists in participating too. A retiring guard of the bank helps by informing the robbers when there is a lot of money in the vault.
During the robbery the second "friend" uses a gun to try to take all the money himself, but he is overpowered and left behind in the vault. When the others drive off, Henry demands to stop the car, and he returns to Julie.
Henry's Crime received mixed reviews; it currently holds a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus "Supporting actors Vera Farmiga and James Caan give the movie a little heft, but Henry's Crime is an otherwise predictable heist/comedy with slow pacing."[3] On Metacritic, the film holds a 49, indicating "mixed to average reviews".[4]
The film grossed a domestic total of $204,940.[1] It opened at #75 in its opening weekend (4/8-10) with $8,726; it was just beaten by $9 by Blue Valentine's $8,735.[5]