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Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a self-made Boston millionaire who masterminds a bank heist in hopes of leaving it all behind. Tired of being part of the Establishment, he has hopes of pulling off the... read more read more... caper and flying to Rio. Erwin Weaver (Jack Weston) leads the cast of crooks who never actually meet Crown but manage to pull off the robbery without a hitch. Crown deposits 3 million in a Swiss bank account, pays off the crooks, and waits for the insurance company to repay the bank for the loss. Eddy Malone (Paul Burke) is the savvy detective who helps insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) find the mastermind behind the heist. Thomas Crown Affair became one of the first films to employ many split-screen images throughout its running time, as devised by editor Hal Ashby. Michel Legrand's score was nominated for an Academy Award, and the song The Windmills Of Your Mind, written by Legrand with Alan and Marilyn Bergman took home the coveted Oscar. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Norman Jewison

Release Date: September 19, 1968

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2001

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  • ajv2688
    December 11, 2010
    ajv2688
    This movie wasn't bad, it was just way too boring, I didn't even watch it all. Some day I'll give it another chance maybe.
  • pier007
    February 26, 2009
    pier007
    Nevermind the use and abuse of the so called avant-garde techniques like multiple split screen or neon lights fade out, It simply is a sensous and stylish cross between romantic melodrama and caper movie, in which the cool couple McQueen and Dunaway squeeze out their immense chem... read moreistry on the screen. The chess play/seduction scene is the best moment of the entire film.
  • groaningbitch
    September 22, 2008
    groaningbitch
    the 1968 "thomas crown affair" is the prototypical exemplification of 60s style over substance, and it is literily the milestone for the 60s idiocyncrasic aura, regarding its chic wardrobes to paneled montage cinematography to its french new wave influenced plot twist. of course,... read more what sells would be steve mcqueen's maschismo as well as faye dunaway's icy coolness, purely star vehicle. inevitably, it flashes also the flatulency of manhood by its conspicuous materialism, the excess of luxury.

    mcqueen plays an extremely self-assured millionaire who engages at bank-robbery just to prove that he could make it. and dunaway would be the persistant insurance reward-hunter who persue after him. the sexual spark sizzles as they starts to get invovled personally in a romantic way. so eventually who wins?

    the sexual innuendo detonates laughably in the course of playing the chess game, and the camera keeps centering upon their seperate sultry gestures, then it melts into a kaledoscopic dazzle of colors as they kiss. and the process of mcqueen's bank-robberies is presented in multiple panels silmutaneously. all the oddities are apparently self-indulgent without coherency. besides, steve mcqueen seems sorta reluctant to pose the cary-grant-esque sly debonair mannerism in numerous suits.

    the ending might appear abrasive with its male-centered arbitrariness. mcqueen's character decides to challenge dunaway by revealing the destination of his next robbery to test her loyalty, so it's either him or her insurance case. but in either way, she loses anyway. then she chooses to stay true to her principle by reporting mcqueen's pickup spot. jaw-droppingly, mcqueen sets her up, and there's nothing but a telegram delivered to her that says it's over. it ends with her weeping in the graveyard and him grinning on the airplane seat. it's like announcing outloud: i have great fun trifling with this intriguing woman, and i pull it off so well, and also I WON! so generally "thomas crown affair" is about a cocky man who wanna demonstrate his omnipotency, an ultimate flatulent poise of imperious manhood. mostly it clings to its brutal cynicism instead of redeeming the story with a romantic ending. it flops as steven mcqueen could never be as suave as cary grant.
  • mwilliams078
    August 31, 2008
    mwilliams078
    The Thomas Crown Affair is a very good and smart movie from the 60's starring two greats; Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.
  • 366weirdmovies
    July 1, 2008
    366weirdmovies
    A jaded playboy businessman (Steve McQueen) expands into masterminding heists for kicks, and bumps into a sexy tough-cookie insurance adjuster (Faye Dunaway) who's investigating his latest crime. Are they falling in love, or just playing cat and mouse? Cool performances from se... read morexy leads, a masterful seduction over a chessboard, and hip "mod" direction from Norman Jewison (featuring gratuitous split screens and a sweet martini-jazz soundtrack) make this a fun time capsule.
  • mjgildea
    June 23, 2008
    mjgildea
    The (original) Thomas Crown Affair is more of a time capsule than an actual movie. It stammers around with a dull story, gimmicky split screen shots (which really annoyed the hell out of me after a while) and Faye Dunaway's wardrobe. This one had a lot of potential (that the 1999... read more remake ultimately tapped into) but the lack of chemistry between Steve McQueen and Dunaway kind of foreshadows the abysmal ending. And that "sexy chess game" sequence was pretty damn ridiculous. And normally a young Faye Dunaway really does it for me but not even she could truly save this one.
  • jjnxn
    August 13, 2007
    jjnxn
    Steve is super cool, Faye is ravishing and dig those crazy 60's fashions. The movie's pretty good too.
  • garyX
    May 12, 2007
    garyX
    Despite the obvious allure of McQueen and Dunaway as one of the coolest cinematic couples around, I actually found this film quite dull. The gimmicky cut-ins are annoying, and I HATE that song!! It's really just an exercise in 60s style over substance.
  • kpn666
    July 25, 2006
    kpn666
    Originals r usually the best - this movie is such an original.
  • michaelcorleone
    August 27, 2006
    michaelcorleone
    Norman Jewison puts style over substance in this sharply cut, innovative heist film. The style is interesting enough to make it work. Very entertaining film with its own flair.

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Critic Reviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum
October 31, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

It's no doubt dated now, and the multiscreen graphics won't make any sense on a pan-and-scan video version, but this heist movie starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway was considered pretty hot stuff... Full Review

Renata Adler
May 9, 2005
Renata Adler, New York Times

There are a lot of good things. Full Review

Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Possibly the most under-plotted, underwritten, over-photographed film of the year. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

It's worth noting that 30 years and dozens of caper films later, the closing twist isn't nearly as startling as it once was, but it still makes for an effective conclusion. Full Review

Donald J. Levit
May 21, 2009
Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Surface gloss is what you get in this caper-romance. Full Review

October 31, 2007
Film4

The overall effect is very much of its time. Full Review

October 31, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide

McQueen is charming, reads his lines well, and shows that he isn't just another short actor with an interesting face. Full Review

Cole Smithey
July 21, 2007
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

Delightful.

Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

A sad product of its times. Full Review

Rich Cline
June 29, 2005
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

stylish caper thriller

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