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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   40,657 votes
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Director:
Ridley Scott
Writers (WGA):
Eric Garcia (book)
Nicholas Griffin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 September 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
lie cheat steal rinse repeat
Plot:
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
Moon Review
 (From Screen Rant. 10 June 2009, 1:51 PM, PDT)

Drag Me To Hell Review
 (From FilmJunk. 31 May 2009, 11:15 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A delicately balanced film. more
US TV Schedule:
Thur. July 236:00 AMUSA   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicolas Cage ... Roy Waller

Sam Rockwell ... Frank Mercer

Alison Lohman ... Angela

Bruce Altman ... Dr. Klein

Bruce McGill ... Chuck Frechette

Jenny O'Hara ... Mrs. Schaffer

Steve Eastin ... Mr. Schaffer

Beth Grant ... Laundry Lady

Sheila Kelley ... Kathy
Fran Kranz ... Slacker Boyfriend

Tim Kelleher ... Bishop

Nigel Gibbs ... Holt
Bill Saito ... Pharmacist #1

Tim Maculan ... Pharmacist #2

Stoney Westmoreland ... Man in Line
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, some sexual content and language.
Runtime:
116 min | Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
The airport scenes, set at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), were actually filmed in the main entrance of the Anaheim Convention Center, a mile south of Disneyland. Due to recent security measures in the nation's airports, filming rights have been severely restricted on airport property. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Despite the fact that obsessive-compulsive Roy has supposedly been locked in his house for days cleaning every square inch, dirty fingerprints are clearly visible on the door when he finally answers it. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Roy: Uno, due, tre.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Guardian (2006/I) more
Soundtrack:
The Lonely Bull more

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22 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
A delicately balanced film., 2 January 2006
8/10
Author: S.C. Skafte from Nova Scotia, Canada

"Matchstick Men" is a film with extremely difficult characterizations and plot twists. Under a different director, and with a different set of stars, this may have been a complete failure. Ridley Scott directs with a level of professionalism that he has built up over the years, but adds some very nice stylistic "heist movie" touches. When it comes down to it, "Matchstick Men" is very much a 60s-70s con/heist film, and has it's fair share of homage.

Nicolas Cage is wonderful as an obsessive-compulsive man, (amoung other disorders) and does not over-do the symptoms. This is something I appreciate, since I suffer from a milder form of OCD. It's important to remember that we're not all Howard Hughes. Sam Rockwell is excellent, and a bit slimy, and Alison Lohman shows her range by playing a dramatically younger character than herself.

This is a wonderful and entertaining film, yet doesn't fake it's way through the real emotions. Definitely worth the watch.

7.7 out of 10

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