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Inside Man

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7.4/10 • 5.7K

2006-03-172h 9m

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It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can’t judge a crime by its cover.

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.

Directors
Spike Lee
Writters
Russell Gewirtz
Editors
Barry Alexander Brown

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  1. Denzel Washington

    Denzel Washington

    Keith Frazier

  2. Clive Owen

    Clive Owen

    Dalton Russell

  3. Jodie Foster

    Jodie Foster

    Madeleine White

  4. Christopher Plummer

    Christopher Plummer

    Arthur Case

  5. Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe

    John Darius

  6. Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Bill Mitchell

  7. Carlos Andrés Gómez

    Carlos Andrés Gómez

    Steve

  8. Kim Director

    Kim Director

    Stevie

  9. James Ransone

    James Ransone

    Steve-O

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CinemaSerf

Mar 27, 2022

7/10

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 adds to an enjoyable multi-layered story. A good watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$45,000,000.00
Revenue
$186,003,591.00
Keywords
new york citynazicourt casekidnappinghostagebankbank managerultimatumheistanti-semitismpolice detectivebank robberyhostage situationfinancial transactionsbank vaultdark pastmanhattan, new york citysecret pastcrooked bankersecretpublic figure