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3	''Going in Style'' is a 1979 caper comedy film written and directed by Creator/MartinBrest, starring Creator/GeorgeBurns, Creator/ArtCarney, and Creator/LeeStrasberg.
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5	The plot involves three senior citizens (Joe, Al and Willie) who, out of boredom, decide to rob a bank.
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7	A [[Film/GoingInStyle2017 remake]] was made in 2017.
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11	!! Tropes:
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13	* BankRobbery: It's what the three protagonists intend to do.
14	* BittersweetEnding: Willie and Al are [[spoiler: dead]], Joe is [[spoiler: going to be in prison for what remains of his life]]. However, Joe doesn't really mind [[spoiler: being in prison, saying that life on the outside was hardly any better]]. Meanwhile, Al's nephew Pete, who seemed to be the only family or friend the three old men had apart from one another, got to [[spoiler: keep the money from both the bank robbery and the casino winnings]].
15	* CoolOldGuy: Joe and Al after the robbery, especially at the casino.
16	* HeterosexualLifePartners: A three-way example with Joe, Al, and Willie, who are roommates and one another's only real friends and company (except perhaps for Al's nephew Pete and his family).
17	* ItAmusedMe: The robbers decided to become robbers out of boredom.
18	* ItsAllMyFault: The night before the robbery, Willie stays up all night crying over how he lost the love and trust of his son because he took a disciplinary spanking too far.
19	* MoodWhiplash: The film goes back and forth from a light-hearted comedy to some rather dark scenes dealing with the issues many of the elderly face: loneliness, regret of a wasted life, and coming to terms with death.
20	* NiceGuy: Al's nephew Pete, who invites not only Al but his roommate Joe to live in his home after [[spoiler: Willie's death]].
21	* NoodleIncident: Joe says he "did some stealing during the war".
22	* TheUnishment: [[spoiler:Joe is the only robber who lives long enough to be arrested. While he's in prison, he has free room and board, doesn't have to cook and clean for himself and the other inmates treat him like a King out of hope he'll tell them where he hid the loot.]]
23	* VillainProtagonist: The three protagonists, while likeable people, are bank robbers.
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