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Firewall (2006)

PG_13 105 min  -  Crime | Thriller  -   10 February 2006 (USA)
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Reviews: 292 user | 166 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com

A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.

Writer:

Joe Forte
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford ...
Virginia Madsen ...
Carly Schroeder ...
Jimmy Bennett ...
Gail Ann Lewis Gail Ann Lewis ...
Mary Lynn Rajskub ...
Matthew Currie Holmes ...
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David Lewis ...
Zahf Paroo ...
Robert Forster ...
Robert Patrick ...
Alan Arkin ...
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Storyline

With his family held for ransom, the head security executive for a global bank is commanded to loot his own business for millions in order to ensure his wife and children's safety. He then faces the demanding task of thwarting the kidnapper's grand scheme, which makes him look guilty of embezzlement. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Architect | Meeting | Cayman Islands | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

They will make him steal, but he will make them pay See more »

Genres:

Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence, and for some language (Approved No. 42379) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Faiyâwôru See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$13,635,463 (USA) (12 February 2006) (2840 Screens)

Gross:

$48,745,150 (USA) (14 May 2006)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Virginia Madsen received a message on her cell phone from Harrison Ford, who was offering her a part in the movie. Madsen thought it was a practical joke at first. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Jack is driving to work at the beginning of the movie, a radio traffic report states that it is morning, but the Seattle skyline is shown sunlit from the west, indicating it's actually late afternoon. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Bill Cox: [off-screen] Hello Jack.
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Crazy Credits

In Loving Memory
Patricia McQueeney See more »

Connections

Referenced in Nancy Drew (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bon Appetite"
from Ghost Ship
Written by John Frizzell See more »