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Layer Cake

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
188K
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Daniel Craig in Layer Cake (2004)
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A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.

  • Director
    • Matthew Vaughn
  • Writer
    • J.J. Connolly
  • Stars
    • Daniel Craig
    • Sienna Miller
    • Michael Gambon
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    188K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,379
    122
    • Director
      • Matthew Vaughn
    • Writer
      • J.J. Connolly
    • Stars
      • Daniel Craig
      • Sienna Miller
      • Michael Gambon
    • 346User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

    Videos6

    Layer Cake
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    Layer Cake Scene: Lovely Isn't She?
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    Layer Cake Scene: It's A Business
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    Layer Cake Scene: I Need A Favor
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    Layer Cake Scene: This Is Tammy
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    Layer Cake Scene: Knock On The Door
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    Daniel Craig and Sienna Miller in Layer Cake (2004)
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    Colm Meaney, Rab Affleck, Daniel Craig, and George Harris in Layer Cake (2004)
    Colm Meaney, Rab Affleck, Daniel Craig, and George Harris in Layer Cake (2004)
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    Daniel Craig, Ben Whishaw, and Sienna Miller in Layer Cake (2004)
    Daniel Craig and Ben Whishaw in Layer Cake (2004)
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    Daniel Craig
    Daniel Craig
    • XXXX
    Sienna Miller
    Sienna Miller
    • Tammy
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Eddie Temple
    Tom Hardy
    Tom Hardy
    • Clarkie
    Jamie Foreman
    Jamie Foreman
    • Duke
    Sally Hawkins
    Sally Hawkins
    • Slasher
    Burn Gorman
    Burn Gorman
    • Gazza
    Brinley Green
    • Nobby
    George Harris
    George Harris
    • Morty
    Tamer Hassan
    Tamer Hassan
    • Terry
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Gene
    Marcel Iures
    Marcel Iures
    • Slavo
    Francis Magee
    Francis Magee
    • Paul the Boatman
    Dimitri Andreas
    • Angelo
    Kenneth Cranham
    Kenneth Cranham
    • Jimmy Price
    Garry Tubbs
    • Brian
    Nathalie Lunghi
    Nathalie Lunghi
    • Charlie
    • (as Natalie Lunghi)
    Marvin Benoit
    • Kinky
    • (as Marvyn Benoit)
    • Director
      • Matthew Vaughn
    • Writer
      • J.J. Connolly
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      It was Daniel Craig's performance in this movie that caused producer Barbara Broccoli to take notice and think he might be a good fit for James Bond.
    • Goofs
      Slavo and Dragan are supposed to be Serbians but they speak Romanian.
    • Quotes

      Eddie Temple: You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son.

    • Crazy credits
      The film title appears on a door that XXXX walks through.
    • Connections
      Featured in Becoming Bond (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Hayling
      Written by Daniel Ormondroyd, Jon Nowell, Hafdís Huld and Jon Collyer

      Published by Copyright Control

      Performed by FC Kahuna

      Courtesy of Skint Records

    User reviews346

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    A nice slice of brit gangsters
    The trailers to Layer Cake left me with mixed feelings. Usually when a trailer needs to draw reference to 'one's we made earlier' (in this case Lock, Stock, and Snatch) when the writer or director of said films has nothing to do with the project, the end result is a poor copycat. After watching the film, I am more than impressed!

    Layer Cake introduces us (once more) to the world of the cockney gangsters, and the dealing of drugs. The medication of choice this time is Ecstacy, and the set up involves an up-and-coming name in the dealing trade being thrown a job by one of the big names. Sent to find a missing girl, and also buy and sell on a large shipment, it all seems like easy work. However, as he soon finds, things are not always as they seem, and before long his life is at risk when the deal begins to go sour.

    For the first 20 minutes of the film I couldn't decide whether it was going to be a Lock, Stock, or Honest (the dreadful All Saints film). The film uses the obligatory 'catchy' tunes from the past 2 decades, and uses the same type of framing of scenes as the genre. For the first 20 minutes, whilst we were introduced rapidly to the characters in the tale, it was hard to discern where the plot was going, and even harder to care much about the players. By the half way point I was engrossed! The plot twists and turns at various points throughout, and you do begin to care about the lead character and the associates around him.

    The film oozes cockney cool, and although not quite on par with the best of the genre, it is still a worthy, and very engrossing, offering from director Matthew Vaughn. Stylishly shot, with a great soundtrack, this is one of those films that blokes will walk out of very pleased, but their partners may not feel the same way. Whilst not really violent or sexist in nature, this is a lads film through and through, and it is one cake that I want another slice of.
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    • meako1973
    • Sep 30, 2004

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    FAQ5

    • Why is the film called Layer Cake? (SPOILERS)
    • What is the exact song that plays during the tower block roof scene when XXXX is kidnapped by eddie temple and learns about Jimmy ? (SPOILERS)
    • Do we ever learn xxxx's real name?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Gaumont Columbia Tristar (France)
      • Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • L4yer Cake
    • Filming locations
      • Stoke Park House, Park Road, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(first meeting with Jimmy Price)
    • Production companies
      • Sony Pictures Classics
      • Marv Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,339,957
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $81,706
      • May 15, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,850,214
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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