Chaos/The Bank Job

Double bill of crime thrillers. 'Chaos' (2005) tells the story of two cops on the trail of a criminal mastermind.

Forced to team up with new rookie partner Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe) when a shooting goes badly wrong, veteran detective Quentin Connors (Jason Statham) has to grin and bear it.

But they soon have to forget about personality clashes when arch criminal Lorenz (Wesley Snipes) and his gang steal over one billion dollars in a bank heist.

A game of cat and mouse soon develops, with the cops baffled as to how 'Mr Big' seems to know their every move. 'The Bank Job' (2008) is based on the true story of a 1971 London bank robbery that baffled the authorities and captivated the public.

Jason Statham stars as Terry Leather, a former crooked car salesman who wants to put his shady past behind him and start a family.

But when Terry's old neighbour, Martine Love (Saffron Burrows), proposes a foolproof plan to rob a Baker Street bank, Terry reluctantly agrees to come on board.

As the operation gets underway, the resourceful group of thieves tunnel their way into a safe-deposit vault at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone, where they discover millions of pounds worth of cash and priceless gems.

However, Terry and his crew don't realise the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans London's criminal underworld, the British government, and even the Royal Family.