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Inside Man

  • 2006
  • 14A
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
388K
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Jodie Foster, Denzel Washington, and Clive Owen in Inside Man (2006)
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A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.

  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Russell Gewirtz
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Clive Owen
    • Jodie Foster
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    388K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    869
    360
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Russell Gewirtz
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Clive Owen
      • Jodie Foster
    • 801User reviews
    • 227Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 12 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Detective Keith Frazier
    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Dalton Russell
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Madeleine White
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Arthur Case
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Captain John Darius
    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Chiwetel Ejiofor
    • Detective Bill Mitchell
    Carlos Andrés Gómez
    Carlos Andrés Gómez
    • Steve
    Kim Director
    Kim Director
    • Stevie
    James Ransone
    James Ransone
    • Steve-O
    Bernie Rachelle
    Bernie Rachelle
    • Chaim
    • (as Bernard Rachelle)
    Peter Gerety
    Peter Gerety
    • Captain Coughlin
    Victor Colicchio
    Victor Colicchio
    • Sergeant Collins
    Cassandra Freeman
    Cassandra Freeman
    • Sylvia
    Peter Frechette
    Peter Frechette
    • Peter Hammond
    Gerry Vichi
    • Herman Gluck
    Waris Ahluwalia
    Waris Ahluwalia
    • Vikram Walia
    Rafael Osorio
    • Bank Guard
    Rodney 'Bear' Jackson
    • Bank Guard
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Russell Gewirtz
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The scene in the coffee shop was improvised. On the DVD commentary, Spike Lee states that when Denzel Washington ad-libbed the line "I'll bet you can get a cab though," he nearly ruined the take by laughing so loud at Washington's line.
    • Goofs
      Although Russell disabled the security cameras before the rest of the robbers entered, Detective Frazier could've easily determined who the perpetrators were (with the exception of Russell who left separately) through simple process of elimination. Anyone who exited the bank but was not shown entering it on the security footage is likely involved.
    • Quotes

      Dalton Russell: I'm no martyr. I did it for the money. But it's not worth much if you can't face yourself in the mirror. Respect is the ultimate currency. I was stealing from a man who traded his away for a few dollars. And then he tried to wash away his guilt. Drown it in a lifetime of good deeds and a sea of respectability. It almost worked, too. But inevitably, the further you run from your sins, the more exhausted you are when they catch up to you. And they do. Certain. It will not fail.

    • Crazy credits
      Again most unusual for a feature film all orchestra musicians are credited individually with their respective occupation.
    • Connections
      Featured in Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Chaiyya Chaiyya
      Written by A.R. Rahman, Gulzar

      Performed by Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awasthi

      Courtesy of Venus Records and Tapes Pvt. Ltd, India Talkies Pvt. Ltd & A.R. Rahman

      Orchestral Arrangement by Terence Blanchard

    User reviews801

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    7/10
    Just a Tad Smug!
    This is a decent but not particularly memorable movie. I thought that Denzel Washington was pretty good, but he seems to have settled into a type. Confident and unyielding and always right (Coach Boone from Remember the Titans). This is fine and I enjoy watching him. This movie is about a bank robbery where the perpetrators are after more than money. It has to do with a righteous cause, but what happens is that the possibility of pulling it off and getting what they want is on such fragile ground that you need to ask the question, "Isn't there an easier way?" Anyway, the scenes in the bank are quite good but we really need to extend our disbelief at times. I've always wondered about that "get me a plane and a million dollars" business anyway. Well, there's a lot more to it than that. See this and enjoy the characters, but in the long run, it's pretty far fetched.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 2006 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Albanian
      • Spanish
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • L'informateur
    • Filming locations
      • Steiner Studios - 15 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $88,513,495
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,954,945
      • Mar 26, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $186,003,591
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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