Joe, Willie, and Albert are senior citizens and lifelong friends in
Brooklyn. During an unpleasant appointment at the bank, Joe witnesses a robbery in progress carried out by three individuals wearing masks. During the robbery, Joe notices the leader bearing a Mongol warrior tattoo on his neck, the only lead that could help the police identify the culprit. The man sympathises with Joe when he finds out about his current financial situation brought on by the bank. The robbers escape with over $1.6 million. When the company where the trio worked is bought out, their
pensions become a casualty of the restructuring. Joe is hit particularly hard and finds out that he, his daughter Rachel and granddaughter Brooklyn, will be homeless in less than thirty days as his mortgage payments unfairly increased and his pension stopped coming in. Willie finds out he is terminally ill from
kidney failure and needs a
transplant. He is even more frustrated because his financial situation forces him into a long-distance relationship with his daughter and granddaughter. Inspired by experiencing the robbery, Joe originates the idea to rob the bank, restructuring their pension funds and taking back what is rightfully theirs. At first, Albert and Willie are appalled, but eventually agree when they later learn that their bank intends to steal their pensions. Trying to
shoplift some items from a grocery store, where Albert's love interest Annie works, results in a comic disaster. So, the trio turn to Joe's former son-in-law, Peter Murphy, and professional criminal and pet store owner Jesús to teach them the ropes. They plan on using their lodge's carnival as a cover. Joe, Willie, and Albert disguise themselves as "The
Rat Pack" (
Frank Sinatra,
Dean Martin, and
Sammy Davis Jr.) and use guns with blanks so no one gets hurt. The robbery almost goes awry when Willie collapses briefly, and Lucy, a child witness, partially pulls off his mask to help him breathe better. She sees the watch he wears with a picture of his granddaughter on it, so he engages in a friendly conversation and makes her feel less intimidated. The trio manages to take over $2.3 million. However, they are soon arrested on suspicion by FBI Agent Hamer, as the grocery store manager recognises Albert's walk from the video surveillance cameras, but they all stick to their alibis. Hamer puts them, along with other senior suspects, into a
police lineup for Lucy to identify the robbers. She refuses to identify Willie, leaving Hamer with no case. Willie suffers from total
kidney failure and is near death until Albert agrees to donate a kidney. While part of the money is used to help the three friends with their financial situations, the rest is given to their families, friends, co-workers, and fellow members at the lodge. Joe finally gets his granddaughter the puppy he promised her if she got A's in every subject at school; courtesy of Jesús, who is later revealed to be the leader of those involved in the robbery Joe witnessed and helps launder the money that they stole. The tattoo on Jesús' neck is also revealed to have been a fake made of
henna, intended to throw the FBI and the police off the scent. The movie ends at Albert and Annie's wedding, as the three friends celebrate their good fortune. ==Cast==