High Side

Name: High Side
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Timothée Chalamet

Director: James Mangold

Cast: Timothée Chalamet

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Billy, a former MotoGP racer, is pulled back into a life of danger when his estranged brother Cole—pursued by the FBI—recruits him for a string of high-speed bank robberies using superbikes. Haunted by a past crash and caring for their addict father, Billy is reluctantly drawn into the heists. As the crew targets small-town banks and tension builds, an FBI agent with ties to Cole closes in, leading to a high-stakes final job during a major motorcycle parade, packed with action and emotional revelations.

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While details about the critical and public reception for this film are not currently available, 'High Side' is a crime thriller directed by James Mangold that follows a former MotoGP racer who is drawn back into a dangerous life of high-speed bank robberies alongside his estranged brother.

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Fans of gritty crime dramas and high-octane action sequences will find much to appreciate in this film directed by James Mangold. The dynamic interplay between Timothée Chalamet's complex, morally conflicted protagonist and the intense, high-stakes bank heist storyline creates an engaging blend of character study and adrenaline-fueled thrills.

About

James Allen Mangold is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Noted for his versatility in tackling a range of genres, Mangold made his debut as a film director with Heavy (1995), and gained recognition for the films Cop Land (1997), Girl, Interrupted (1999), Identity (2003), Walk the Line (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), Knight and Day (2010), and two films in the X-Men franchise with The Wolverine (2013) and Logan (2017), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.