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The International (2009) -- Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) pool their resources in an attempt to break up an international arms dealing ring financed by a high-profile bank.
The International (2009) -- Opening 5 minutes of the film
The International (2009) -- Press conference with the cast and crew of The International at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
The International (2009) -- Trailer for this action film about a corrupt bank with a murderous agenda
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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   21,785 votes
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Director:
Tom Tykwer
Writer (WGA):
Eric Singer (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 February 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays. more
Plot:
An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring. full summary | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(253 articles)
Clive Owen: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 4 November 2009, 12:49 PM, PST)
5 Movie Clips from Writer/Director Richard Kelly’s The Box
 (From Collider.com. 30 October 2009, 10:31 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
A bit of that Anti-Formula Formula more (139 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Clive Owen ... Louis Salinger

Naomi Watts ... Eleanor Whitman

Armin Mueller-Stahl ... Wilhelm Wexler

Ulrich Thomsen ... Jonas Skarssen

Brian F. O'Byrne ... The Consultant

Michel Voletti ... Viktor Haas
Patrick Baladi ... Martin White
Jay Villiers ... Francis Ehames
Fabrice Scott ... Nicholai Yeshinski

Haluk Bilginer ... Ahmet Sunay
Luca Barbareschi ... Umberto Calvini (as Luca Giorgio Barbareschi)

Alessandro Fabrizi ... Inspector Alberto Cerutti

Felix Solis ... Detective Iggy Ornelas

Jack McGee ... Detective Bernie Ward

Nilaja Sun ... Detective Gloria Hubbard
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some sequences of violence and language.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA | Germany | UK
Language:
English | Italian | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #44264) | Germany:16 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Japan:PG-12 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG (edited version) | India:A (cinema release) | Mexico:B15 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Peru:14
Filming Locations:
59th Street Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film opened the 2009 Berlin International Film Fesitival on February 5, 2009. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the final scene of the movie, the close-up of Salinger's eyes show a white rectangular reflector. more
Quotes:
Cassian Skarssen: When there's no way out, you find a deeper way in. more
Movie Connections:
References Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) more
Soundtrack:
The International End Title more

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21 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
A bit of that Anti-Formula Formula, 28 February 2009
9/10
Author: BroadswordCallinDannyBoy from Boston, MA

The International provides a breath of fresh air to fans of thrillers. It is a thriller film that rarely comes out of a big studio these days. It is a film more in style of Hitchcock with the mystery being the film's guiding force rather than frenetically stitched together action scenes. The Bourne Trilogy touched base on this type of thing, but still resorted to a largely conventional plot. While being an enjoyable and smarter-than-usual series of action movies they were nowhere near as intricate than their source material, which really dove into some seriously dark territory plot-wise with things that big budget thriller films almost never dare to touch.

This film does just that type of thing. It presents, as the villain, an institution that is pervasive in the world and most peoples lives. We deal with it almost everyday and we need to as it holds one of the things that we need everyday - money. From an observer viewpoint on this type of relationship it is easy to see which side has great power over the other and like all power, this one can also be abused. Perhaps this plot can turn people off since they refuse to believe that something that they trust with literally everything they've got, could be so untrustworthy. Or perhaps they've never seen or heard about such a thing before so therefore it can't be true. Either way, it is self-imposed mental limitation which will doom someone to eventually liking only one type of movie and/or story. Movies and stories, at their core, are presenting new ideas and patterns and The International doesn't do that with spectacular action scenes, but with it's fresh plot.

Crooks usually rob banks, but who gets robbed if the bank is the crook? That is the film's central question and the answer provided is also a bit more complex than could be expected. The path the answer doesn't always move at a breakneck pace nor are many of the answers provided fully satisfactory.

In addition to the winding plot the film features a spectacular shootout that results in a world class art museum getting trashed. It's a bit of the old action movie formula that almost never gets old, but overall the movie is an Anti-Formula to the every Hollywood Action Movie Formula. --- 9/10

BsCDb Classification: 13+ --- violence

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