Billion Dollar Heist (2023) User Reviews

Exposing The Terrifying Realities of Cybercrime

[sudip_rulz · 6/10 · 21 August 2023]

"Billion Dollar Heist" is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the intricate world of high-stakes financial crime. The documentary combines interviews with experts, surveillance footage, and reenactments to piece together the complex stories behind these daring robberies. It explores the methods, and consequences of these crimes, shedding light on the mindset of the perpetrators.

But. While "Billion Dollar Heist" is a compelling documentary, it does have some negative aspects worth noting:

The documentary occasionally revisits the same information or anecdotes, which can lead to a feeling of redundancy. This repetition can make the viewing experience less engaging, particularly for those looking for a more streamlined narrative.

Also, while the documentary does an admirable job of explaining the basics of the cyber heist crimes, it may leave more knowledgeable viewers craving a deeper dive into the intricacies of these heists. It could benefit from more in-depth analysis.

I will rate this 6/10.

Naked and afraid

[avindugunasinghe · 6/10 · 9 September 2023]

A well documented reenactment of a cyber heist. The story was focused on the subject and wasn't dragging it for too long. Great set of interviews that manages to push emphasize the message of this documentary. Great work with the visuals and animation that's giving the sufficient amount of life to this story. Great use of sound effects and audio to turn up the intensity of the events as they unfold. Admirable ideas are being presented about how we combat this new world threat as a species without driving ourselves into extinction. The views presented in interviews seemed to be adequately moderate leaving the audience enlightened and open minded.

The New Frontier of Crime

[Vucko130 · 7/10 · 31 August 2023]

Billion Dollar Heist is a well-made documentary that tells the story of the biggest cyberheist in history. The film traces the origins of the crime, from the early days of credit card fraud to the sophisticated hacking techniques used to steal billions of dollars from the Bangladesh Central Bank.

The film does an excellent job of explaining the technical details of the crime in a way that is understandable to non-technical audiences. It also explores the hackers' motivations and the impact of the crime on the victims.

However, the film can be repetitive at times, and it does not provide conclusive answers on who was responsible for the heist. Despite these flaws, Billion Dollar Heist is a must-see for anyone interested in cybercrime or financial security.

The film is narrated by Bill Nighy, and it features interviews with experts in cybercrime, law enforcement, and the financial industry. The film also includes footage of the crime scene and the aftermath of the heist.

Billion Dollar Heist is a sobering reminder of the growing threat of cybercrime. The film shows how even the most secure financial institutions can be vulnerable to attack. The film is a wake-up call for businesses and individuals to take steps to protect themselves from cybercrime.

Overall, Billion Dollar Heist is a well-made and informative documentary that is essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand the threat of cybercrime.

Be very afraid...

[MartianTom · 10/10 · 14 August 2023]

If you thought that nuclear war, climate change or AI represented the biggest threats to the world - think again. That's the message of this gripping documentary that tells the story of the most daring and audacious bank heist in history - perpetrated not by a bunch of masked figures with automatic weapons and getaway vans, but by a small group of sophisticated hackers and other hired fixers, and started by a simple malware attachment in an email. They got clean away with less than 1/10th of the billion intended. But that's still a vast amount of money for a single job, and more than enough to fund future and increasingly sophisticated crimes.

And if that's what a small group of criminal hackers can do, think what a nation state can achieve if it wants to bring down the entire financial, transportation, communication, energy, industrial, commercial and other essential utility infrastructures of its enemies - essentially to make them grind completely to a halt, putting millions or billions of people at risk. Then look at the world as it is now, with the increasing east-west polarisations of the major powers in the new Cold War. Every reason to be very afraid indeed.

Essential viewing.

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[ops-52535 · 9/10 · 15 August 2023]

You can in cyberspace...well that seems to me as a layman as quite impossible, if not to say oblivious, after watching this quite complex feature documentary called ''billion dollar heist'', yet another astonishing example of how voulnarable our personal and societal living has become since we left the stoneages of analouge living, where a coin was a coin and a physical handshake was gold worth, instead of todays 0's and 1's of binary code that only a per cent of the world population really understands.

So it rowing up with all the other cybercrimeactivity weve seen over the past 30 years, the tail of the scorpion that grew like a multiheaded norwegian wood troll of attacks on trust and confidence in the era of digitalization.

A must see docu for everyone sceptical to cyberarization, even though the think tank of the grumpy old man fell behind here and there due to the vastness of it all. A recommend and well done...

Typical sloppy streched-out Netflix doc

[dahita-54585 · 3/10 · 23 August 2023]

Another archetype of Netflix's so-called "documentaries".

Get a bunch of people who were part of the story to tell it for you. Put together a few drawings to illustrate their thoughts. Zero investigation, no journalistic research whatsoever. You'd think they would send a few investigators on the tail of those cyber-crooks? Interview the only person that was found guilty, the lawyers, the bank? Integrate the small world of hackers to get some insights? Think again. It's hypothesis after hypothesis. Fill the blanks with endless random images representing futuristic network connections around the world along with stressful music, you're done.

The result is what we're all too used to by now; something that looks like a high tech commercial predicting the end of the world by computers, buttered with blend statements on cyber-threats that everyone's well aware of, while watching video clips straight for the Netflix free bank of computer related imagery. You almost end up forgetting what the actual topic is initially about.

That's all it takes in Netflix' view to make a good documentary . This masterpiece would be about 15 mins long if it wasn't for all the fillers. Spare yourself from this garbage.

Important Topic - Juvinile Story Telling !

[proabhinav · 3/10 · 6 September 2023]

Movie picks up a strong topic, widely accepted yet no near visibility of addressing the problem at hand.

Unfortunately, the movie choose to drag along for long hours when it could have been easily covered in 30-45 mins max. The content gets clouded with with kind of story telling used that emphasises unnecessary use of animations, graphics and fillers, which acts as more of a distraction in the smooth movie / story telling we expect.

It's like an animated movie made for kids and teenagers, probably it is but at the cost of loosing its steam for serious audience that are keen on content !

We deserve better !

A terrible movie that sides with the hackers

[esp533 · 1/10 · 8 October 2023]

A terrible, biased documentary that takes great pleasure in portraying the unfortunate victims of this heist (the staff of the Bank of Bangladesh, not to mention the citizens of Bangladesh) as bumbling, simple-minded idiots, while the hackers are praised for their ingenuity and wiles in pulling off this heist. And they don't mention if the Bank of Bangladesh was able to recoup all of the 81 million dollars that was stolen from them.

I am sick and tired of the media portraying Indians as being backward and incompetent, while idiotic jews and christians are superior to them. A terrible movie!!!