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30/09/2004 Drama, Thriller, Crime 1h 45m
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The art of good business is being a good middleman.

Overview

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

  1. Matthew Vaughn

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Daniel Craig

    XXXX

  2. Sienna Miller

    Tammy

  3. Tom Hardy

    Clarkie

  4. Colm Meaney

    Gene

  5. George Harris

    Morty

  6. Sally Hawkins

    Slasher

  7. Kenneth Cranham

    Jimmy Price

  8. Jamie Foreman

    Duke

  9. Michael Gambon

    Eddie Temple

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2024-05-25
Absolutely tremendous!

I haven't got much (edit: five paragraphs later...) to say about 'Layer Cake', but that's only because it's simply one of those movies that is undeniably outstanding, to the point it's plain and simple that it requires little explanation. I had heard this bandied about down the years as being arguably Daniel Craig's best, though that is all that I knew about it.

What a film! I knew it was one of my favourites because I got goosebumps as soon as the credits rolled as I processed it and that only happens for the movies I adore. Going back to Craig, ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,500,000.00

Revenue
$11,900,000.00

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