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The Bad Dads discuss the film Den of Thieves and its comparisons to Heat.

The Bad Dads (with Dan away for the week) dive into the protein-shake-fueled world of Den of Thieves (2018). It's a battle of the alphas as Gerard Butler's corrupt Sheriff's unit takes on an ex-military crew planning an impossible heist on the US Federal Reserve. What We Covered - Top 5 Pockets and Pickpockets intro (it's Pocket Week!) - The *Heat* comparisons: why this is basically *Heat* with tribal tattoos and maximum swagger. - Gerard Butler's completely unhinged "Big Dick Energy" perform...

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Host: Bad Dads

Topics covered

• Den of Thieves
• heist films
• film comparisons
• Big Dick Energy
• action movies

Keywords

• Den of Thieves
• Gerard Butler
• heist
• action
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Den of Thieves, Heat

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