Armored is a 2009 American crime thriller film directed by Nimród Antal, written by first-time screenwriter James V. Simpson, and starring Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne, Amaury Nolasco, Milo Ventimiglia, Skeet Ulrich, and Columbus Short. It was released on December 4, 2009. Ty Hackett , an armed service veteran, is now an employee of Eagle Shield security, as a member of one of their many armored car transport teams. Now the legal guardian of younger brother Jimmy , the Silver Star recipient struggles to make ends meet. In a bar after an armored car prank heist played on Ty,... his co-workers recount several historical attacks on armored cars. It is explained that Ashcroft , their immediate supervisor, was once involved in an ambush, becoming the only survivor as he single-handedly killed 5 assailants. This story was topped by "a better" one of an armored car jacking in '88, where the guards surrendered the funds they were escorting in order to avoid the killing of a fellow guard, concluding in the safety of all members and escape of the hijackers.
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| Release date: | December 4, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Nimród Antal |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Sam Raimi, Joshua Donen, Dan Farah |
| Editor: | Armen Minasian |
| Music by: | John Murphy |
| Cinematography: | Andrzej Sekula |
| Screenplay by: | James V. Simpson |
| Estimated budget: | $20,000,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |