Roofman

Jeffrey Manchester rappels onto the rooftop of a McDonald's and forces the staff to surrender at gunpoint. He shoves the manager, Duane, and two employees into the freezer, then, after a courteous gesture of giving Duane his hoodie, escapes when a police car pulls into the drive-thru.

Jeff is discharged from the army and divorced, left to support his three kids. At Becky's birthday party he gives a hand-me-down toy, signaling his inability to provide, and the strain on his family begins to show.

Jeff talks with his friend Steve about finding an honest job, but Steve points out Jeff's exceptional powers of observation. Steve suggests that Jeff could use those skills in the right way, planting the idea that his abilities could be used for something more than crime.

Over time, Jeff watches how McDonald's operates and starts to sketch a plan based on what he notices. He becomes fixated on exploiting a pattern rather than simply committing a random crime.

Jeff begins robbing McDonald's using the same method, and the spree grows into a nationwide string of robberies. The press dubs him 'Roofman' as his stunt captures headlines.

While celebrating a nicer party for Becky, police close in and arrest Jeff. He is sentenced to 45 years for the earlier McDonald's robberies, with Duane and his employees present in the courtroom.

Jeff begins working in the prison auto shop and notices a truck's routine that he can exploit to escape. He quietly changes clothes in the woods and prepares for a breakout.

After his escape, Jeff hides in Toys R Us, climbing into the ceiling when the store empties and carving out a hidden space in the middle of the store behind the bikes. He lives there by day and roams the store at night, surviving on candy and scavenged items.

Jeff discovers Leigh, a store employee and single mother, and the pair begins to form a bond. He quietly seizes control of the store's system to remove Leigh from the weekend schedule and makes himself useful in other ways.

Using the alias 'John Zorn,' Jeff woos Leigh at church and at a singles event, avoiding questions about his past. Leigh initially suspects he may be gay, then grows more involved as their relationship deepens.

Leigh asks for time off to be with her kids, but Mitch refuses. Jeff hacks the store system to pull Leigh onto a different schedule and later donates stolen toys to Leigh's church to build trust.

Jeff attempts to break into his familiar pawn shop but ends up in the next building, breaking through into the pawn shop to steal a gun. He then robs Mitch's store, holds staff at gunpoint, and is confronted by Leigh who sees him in a ski mask.

Jeff takes the money to Steve to fund an escape but Steve insists he cut ties with his past. He plans to flee the country and even tries to erase his footprint by burning down the dentist's office.

On the morning he is set to drive away, Leigh calls for Christmas dinner; Jeff goes to Leigh's apartment and is arrested by a task force. He receives an extended prison sentence after confessing his story to others.

Leigh visits Jeff in prison and reaffirms that the kids are safe; they share a tearful hug despite the lies between them. The film ends with Jeff eligible for parole in 2036 and now working in the prison library, while Leigh has remarried and visited him again.