A first look at new heist thriller Crime 101 has been revealed. The movie, which stars Marvel’s Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo among a stacked cast, follows a detective as he tries to track down a jewel thief.
The first trailer has now been released alongside a series of stills, showcasing the action-packed antics to come, as well as the impressive ensemble.
Crime 101 is based on the book by Don Winslow, which director and co-writer Bart Layton described as a “brilliant story”.
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“With his blessing, I went away and wrote a slightly expanded version of his brilliant story,” he told Esquire.
“It had a brilliant superstructure – a great beginning, middle, and end – and was an opportunity to build something that could speak to contemporary ideas about status anxiety and where that can lead you if that becomes one of your primary driving forces.”
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The storyline follows Detective Lou Lubesnick as he looks into a series of jewel heists across the Pacific Coast – and while police think it is connected to Colombian cartels, the detective thinks it could be one lone wolf looking for a final score.
Hemsworth, who plays said lone wolf, described his character Davis as “a good guy in a situation doing bad things”.
“There was such a vulnerability to the character that we were trying to explore, in order to have an audience side with him,” he added.
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Who else is in Crime 101?
Alongside Hemsworth and Ruffalo, the cast of Crime 101 includes
• Halle Berry (John Wick) as Sharon Colvin
• Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) as Ormon
• Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown) as Maya
• Corey Hawkins (In the Heights) as Detective Tillman
• Nick Nolte (Poker Face)
• Jennifer Jason Leigh (Fargo)
• Tate Donovan (Blue Bloods)
• Paul Adelstein (Agatha All Along)
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When will Crime 101 be released?
Crime 101 does have a release date, though fans will have to wait a few months more as it is due to hit UK cinemas on 13 February, 2026, with a limited run in the US on that date too.
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