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The Deal

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
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The Deal (2005)
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A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.

  • Director
    • Harvey Kahn
  • Writer
    • Ruth Epstein
  • Stars
    • Christian Slater
    • Selma Blair
    • Robert Loggia
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    1.9K
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    • Director
      • Harvey Kahn
    • Writer
      • Ruth Epstein
    • Stars
      • Christian Slater
      • Selma Blair
      • Robert Loggia
    • 19User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Tom Hanson
    Selma Blair
    Selma Blair
    • Abbey Gallagher
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Jared Tolson
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Hank Weiss
    Angie Harmon
    Angie Harmon
    • Anna
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Professor Roseman
    Kevin Tighe
    Kevin Tighe
    • John Cortland
    Philip Granger
    Philip Granger
    • Jerome Halliday
    Françoise Yip
    Françoise Yip
    • Janice Long
    Jim Thorburn
    Jim Thorburn
    • Shane Waller
    Paul McGillion
    Paul McGillion
    • Richard Kester
    Christine Lippa
    • Lucy Rahlston
    Jennifer Clement
    Jennifer Clement
    • Sara Kester
    Mike Dopud
    Mike Dopud
    • Theo Gorbov
    Vyacheslav Vinnik
    • Nicholai Chernoff
    • (as Viacheslav Vinnik)
    Peter Hall
    • Clark Jackwell
    Jay Inslee
    Jay Inslee
    • Senator Lucas
    • (as Congressman Jay Robert Inslee)
    Linda Darlow
    Linda Darlow
    • Erma
    • Director
      • Harvey Kahn
    • Writer
      • Ruth Epstein
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Abbey Gallagher: What if there was no oil?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: War of the Worlds/Fantastic Four/The Deal/Undead/Dark Water/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      If It Ain't Broke .... Break It
      Written, Arranged and Produced by Will Holland and Russell Porter

      Lyrics by Russell Porter

      Performed by The Limp Twins

    User reviews19

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    4/10
    Awful and Very Confused Screenplay
    The storyline of "The Deal" has a good premise – the USA officially in war against the Arabs exclusively because of the oil and without any subterfuge. An American Oil Corporation requests the support of a credible Wall Street company to support a merging with a Russian Oil Company and get the supply of the necessary oil. An ambitious executive from Harvard is in charge of the deal and pressed by the Russians, the board of his company and his love for a colleague.

    Unfortunately, the very confused screenplay is simply awful. It is almost impossible to understand the beginning of the story so confused it is. Later, the plot is disclosed and finally the viewer can understand the situation, with lots of betrayals and jealousy. There are three favorable reviews of this movie, and two of them are written by users with only one review issued in IMDb apparently to make a fake promotion of this film. My vote is four.

    Title (Brazil): "Contrato de Risco" ("Risk Contract")
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Dec 23, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Myriad Pictures
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Угода
    • Filming locations
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Front Street Pictures
      • Front Street Productions
      • Myriad Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,070
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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