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The Limits of Control (2009) -- The story of a mysterious loner (De Bankolé), a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged.
The Limits of Control (2009) -- Clip: I used my imagination
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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   1,610 votes
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Director:
Jim Jarmusch
Writer:
Jim Jarmusch (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 May 2009 (Germany) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Tagline:
For every way in, there is another way out.
Plot:
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job. | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(56 articles)
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Simply Zen and Original...Great piece of Work more (30 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Isaach De Bankolé ... Lone Man
Alex Descas ... Creole
Jean-François Stévenin ... French
Óscar Jaenada ... Waiter

Luis Tosar ... Violin

Paz de la Huerta ... Nude

Tilda Swinton ... Blonde
Youki Kudoh ... Molecules

John Hurt ... Guitar

Gael García Bernal ... Mexican
Hiam Abbass ... Driver

Bill Murray ... American
Héctor Colomé ... Second American
María Isasi ... Flamenco Club Waitress
Norma Yessenia Paladines ... Flight Attendant
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
No Limtis No Control (USA) (closing credits title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic nudity and some language.
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Runtime:
USA:116 min
Country:
USA | Spain | Japan
Language:
English | Spanish | Hebrew | French | Japanese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Japan:PG12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-11
Filming Locations:
Almería, Andalucía, Spain more
Company:
Focus Features more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Tilda Swinton talks about a swooping bird in a room full of sand she is referring to a scene in the Andrei Tarkovsky film Stalker (1979). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the Lone Man has passed the last picture in the museum during his first visit, the camera can be seen slightly reflected in the glass of the picture frame. more
Quotes:
Guitar: La vida non vale nada. more
Movie Connections:
References Suspicion (1941) more
Soundtrack:
Omens and Portents I: The Driver more

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User Comments

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Simply Zen and Original...Great piece of Work, 19 November 2009
9/10
Author: n-verret from Canada

Didn't know what to expect....but was gladly impress and astonished with the Lone Man character. A must see!! Great scenario An imaginative script, filled with silence Excellent soundtrack and effective storyboard I'm still confuse about the plot and it ended, I would like to understand the whole purpose of the hit-man job's, since in the end we still don't know who is Bill Murray nor the real intention behind the killing. This is the type of movie where you would like to have a sitting with the producer and the writers in order to discuss the movie and ask a thousands of questions to see if you were actually right about your first thought concerning the ending.

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