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17/03/2006 Crime, Drama, Thriller 2h 9m
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It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can’t judge a crime by its cover.

Overview

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

  1. Spike Lee

    Director

  2. Russell Gewirtz

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Denzel Washington

    Keith Frazier

  2. Clive Owen

    Dalton Russell

  3. Jodie Foster

    Madeleine White

  4. Christopher Plummer

    Arthur Case

  5. Willem Dafoe

    John Darius

  6. Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Bill Mitchell

  7. Carlos Andrés Gómez

    Steve

  8. Kim Director

    Stevie

  9. James Ransone

    Steve-O

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-27
As heist films go, this isn't at all bad. Spike Lee and Denzel Washington's "Det. Frazier" keep the drama going and although quite few, the twists do keep you guessing. Jodie Foster and Christopher Plummer appear sparingly, but they contribute quite substantially to the rather more evil and interesting sub-plot - despite the presence of the unusually stolid Clive Owen whose role as "Russell" is pivotal to the accruing sense of peril and cleverly planned mischief. This movie touches upon social and religious mores a little, though I wouldn't say this was Lee at his most political - and this all...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$45,000,000.00

Revenue
$186,003,591.00

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