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Empire State

Empire State

Based on a true story.

20135.41h 34m

Overview

After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, He's unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored on their premises—resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S.history.

Directed by Dito Montiel
Written by Adam Mazer
Produced by Randall Emmett, Sandy Kyrkostas, George Furla
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $3.6M

Top Cast

Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth

Chris Potamitis

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

Detective James Ransome

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts

Nancy Michaelides

Nikki Reed

Nikki Reed

Lizzette

Michael Angarano

Michael Angarano

Eddie

Shenae Grimes-Beech

Shenae Grimes-Beech

Eleni

Lydia Hull

Lydia Hull

Maria

Jerry Ferrara

Jerry Ferrara

Jimmy

James Ransone

James Ransone

Agent Nugent

Chris Diamantopoulos

Chris Diamantopoulos

Spyro

Themes & Keywords

heistarmored truck

About Empire State

Empire State is a action, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of heist, armored truck. Directed by Dito Montiel, it stars Liam Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Emma Roberts. After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, He's unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored on their premises—resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S.history.

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