Breaking In
“The last two guys you'd ever expect to get away with anything...are about to get away with it all.”
1989 · 1 h 34 min
Bill ForsythCast
Burt Reynolds 
Casey Siemaszko 
Sheila Kelley 
Lorraine Toussaint 
Albert Salmi 
Harry Carey Jr.
Credits
Written by: 
John Sayles
Plot
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, and teaches him the trade.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bill Forsyth's comedy, with Burt Reynolds and Casey Siemaszko, from a John Sayles script, is dry, gentle and charming.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (1,925 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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