A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
- Director
- Writers
- Alan Trustman(story)
- Leslie Dixon(screenplay)
- Kurt Wimmer(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Alan Trustman(story)
- Leslie Dixon(screenplay)
- Kurt Wimmer(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
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Michael Bahr
- Proctoras Proctor
- (as Michael S. Bahr)
Robert D. Novak
- Proctoras Proctor
- (as Robert Novak)
Joe H. Lamb
- Proctoras Proctor
- (as Joe Lamb)
- Director
- Writers
- Alan Trustman(story)
- Leslie Dixon(screenplay)
- Kurt Wimmer(screenplay)
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Storyline
Self-made billionaire Thomas Crown is bored of being able to buy everything he desires. Being irresistible to women, he also does not feel any challenge in that area. But there are a few things even he can't get, therefore Thomas Crown has a seldom hobby: He steals priceless masterpieces of Art. After the theft of a famous painting from Claude Monet, the only person suspecting Thomas Crown is Catherine Banning. Her job is to get the picture back, no matter how she accomplishes her mission. Unfortunately, Catherine gets involved too deeply with Thomas to keep a professional distance to the case. Fortunately, Thomas seems to fall for her, too. —Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
- Taglines
- How do you get the man who has everything?
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some sexuality and language
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe line "You're not boring, I'll give you that" was ad-libbed by Rene Russo.
- GoofsDuring the glider scenes, there's one point where Crown motions for Banning to look to her left but both actors seem to turn their heads to their right. Actually, because of the size constraints of the cockpit, all the interior shots were filmed using a mirror with the camera mounted at an angle. Since the camera sees a mirror image, the actors look to their left out of natural instinct, but appear to look to their right.
- Quotes
Catherine Banning: Damn, I hate being a foregone conclusion.
- Crazy creditsThis motion picture was in no way authorized, sponsored or endorsed by any museum, nor was any portion of the motion picture filmed inside a museum. The events, characters and other entities (including the museum) depicted in this motion picture are fictitious, and any similarity to actual persons, events or other entities is purely coincidental.
- SoundtracksSinnerman
Adapted by Nina Simone
Performed by Nina Simone
Courtesy of Mercury Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets
Top review
Simply Captivating
It's been awhile since the release of this spectacular cinematic effort. I own the DVD and find myself returning to it often enough. I'm not an incureable romantic, far from it. I'm an observer of life, and this film has a slice of life rarely captured or portrayed adequately...... I'm referring to Thomas Crown himself. Too often we see the baubles and toys of the rich, famous and powerful. They're detailed endlessly on superficial, tightly edited shows that air on television every night. We never see the person behind the toys and what really makes them what they are. In The Thomas Crown Affair, Pierce B. took a little suave from Bond, but added that certain air of confidence and assurance we see in the upper crust of achievers in our society. We're privy to witness that extra drive and risk-taking behaviour the top rung share; while the rest of us clap as the parade goes by. Give McTiernan credit. Those subtle nuances of Brosnan betting huge $$$ for a golf shot, that tremendous splash as he races the catamaran to a wet end, as well as Crown's open friction and flirtation with authority. Pure genius. This film is a five-star effort from stem to stern; but it really is an eye-opening experience for the 95% of the populace content to just eat, breathe and sleep. It shows us the real difference between the rich and powerful and the wannabees.
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- anborn3000
- Oct 31, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- ذا توماس كروان أفير
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $48,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $69,305,181
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,600,719
- Aug 8, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $124,305,181
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- 2.35 : 1
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