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No Ordinary Heist

No Ordinary Heist

26.5 million reasons to break the rules.

20267.01h 39m

Overview

Based on the true 2004 Northern Bank robbery, two feuding bank employees are forced to execute Ireland’s biggest heist after criminals kidnap their families and threaten to kill them.

Directed by Colin McIvor
Written by Aisling Corristine, Colin McIvor
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Top Cast

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Richard Murray

Éanna Hardwicke

Éanna Hardwicke

Barry McKenna

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Mags Fulton

Eva Birthistle

Eva Birthistle

Celine Murray

Forrest Bothwell

Forrest Bothwell

Paul Keating

Steven Calvert

Steven Calvert

Graham

Donal O'Hanlon

Donal O'Hanlon

Geoff

Michèle Forbes

Michèle Forbes

Ladybird

J.B. Moore

J.B. Moore

Tracksuit

Desmond Eastwood

Desmond Eastwood

Red

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based on true storybelfast, north irelandheist gone wrongindependent film

About No Ordinary Heist

No Ordinary Heist is a crime, thriller film released in 2026 exploring themes of based on true story, belfast, north ireland, heist gone wrong, independent film. Directed by Colin McIvor, it stars Eddie Marsan, Éanna Hardwicke, Michelle Fairley. Based on the true 2004 Northern Bank robbery, two feuding bank employees are forced to execute Ireland’s biggest heist after criminals kidnap their families and threaten to kill them.

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