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Deception

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams in Deception (2008)
This is the theatrical trailer for Deception, directed by Marcel Langenegger.
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An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-m... Read allAn accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
40K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,586
2,293
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Marcel Langenegger
    • Writer
      • Mark Bomback
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Michelle Williams
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Marcel Langenegger
    • Writer
      • Mark Bomback
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Michelle Williams
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 119User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Deception: Theatrical trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Deception: Theatrical trailer

    Photos28

    Hugh Jackman in Deception (2008)
    Michelle Williams in Deception (2008)
    Ewan McGregor in Deception (2008)
    Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams in Deception (2008)
    Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams in Deception (2008)
    Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams in Deception (2008)
    Marcel Langenegger in Deception (2008)
    Ewan McGregor and Maggie Q in Deception (2008)
    Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman in Deception (2008)
    Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman in Deception (2008)
    Hugh Jackman at an event for Deception (2008)
    Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams at an event for Deception (2008)

    Top cast

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    Hugh Jackman
    Hugh Jackman
    • Wyatt Bose
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Jonathan McQuarry
    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • S
    Bruce Altman
    Bruce Altman
    • Lawyer #1
    Andrew Ginsburg
    Andrew Ginsburg
    • Lawyer #2
    Stephanie Roth Haberle
    Stephanie Roth Haberle
    • Assistant Controller
    Christine Kan
    • Tennis Player
    Dante Spinotti
    Dante Spinotti
    • Herr Kleiner…
    Karolina Muller
    Karolina Muller
    • Waitress
    • (as Karolina Müller)
    Agnete Oernsholt
    • Woman at Waldorf Astoria
    Melissa Rae Mahon
    • Velvet Rope Dancer #1
    Rachel Montez Minor
    Rachel Montez Minor
    • Velvet Rope Dancer #2
    • (as Rachel Montez Collins)
    Holly Cruikshank
    • Velvet Rope Dancer #3
    Deborah Yates
    • Tango Dancer
    Bill Camp
    Bill Camp
    • Clancey Controller
    Zoe Perry
    Zoe Perry
    • Secretary #1
    Aya Cash
    Aya Cash
    • Secretary #2
    Frank Girardeau
    • Norbert Lewman
    • Director
      • Marcel Langenegger
    • Writer
      • Mark Bomback
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The passports of both Jonathan and Wyatt, which are presented to the bank employee in Spain, show an identical date of birth. Both show the D.O.B. as Feb 23, 1974.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie when Jonathan asked Wyatt to tell him about the location of the girl he loves and he will share half of his money, Wyatt agreed but he wanted him to go to a quite place to make the deal. they where just got out the a bank in Madrid then magically Wyatt pulls a gun at him?! how would bank like that allows you to enter without going through a metal detector? because Wyatt seemed to be carrying that gun all the day.
    • Quotes

      Jonathan McQuarry: [after having sex with a woman in The List] Can I ask you something? Why do you do this?

      Wall Street Belle: For the same reason that men do it - the economics of the arrangement. It's intimacy without intricacy. I work past midnight almost every night.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credit sequence initially lists Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor as "Ewan Jackman" and "Hugh McGregor" before forming the correct names.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Iron Man/Deception/Baby Mama/Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay/Deal/Zombie Strippers (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Yeh Yeh
      Performed by Hugh Jackman

      Written by Jon Hendricks (as John Hendricks) (ASCAP), Pat Patrick (BMI), and Rogers Lee Grant (BMI)

      Published by Mongo Music, Inc. (BMI)

      Administered by Bug

    User reviews119

    Review
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    Top review
    4/10
    Mostly rubbish
    Two things to say about this film.

    Firstly, what an astoundingly rubbish title for a movie. "Deception"??? Oh, come on. Can you think of a more non-committal, less interesting, less imaginative title for a movie? I can't. All thrillers are about deception, of one kind or another.

    "Deception" originally went into production under the title "The List". Hmm... Well... OK. I admit it. That title is also pretty bad. Then, "Deception" was going to be called "The Tourist". Now, I kind of like that. Sounds art house and kind of strange. Conjures up images of an observer, an outsider. Somebody not in the loop. In fact, pretty much the character that Ewan McGregor plays.

    Secondly, what a completely rubbish movie! OK, maybe not completely rubbish. Just mostly rubbish.

    "Deception" is a good 20 minutes too long. After a while it just seems to go on and on. The climax is misjudged and mistimed. The sex is typical Movies 24 soft core erotica, or maybe a Friday night Channel 5 movie from the early Noughties. You know the kind of thing. Soft focus humping to a soundtrack of screaming saxophone driven jazz. (Mind you don't trip over the cliché, there chief!) Also, every plot twist in "Deception" is signposted way in advance. If you don't get at least one of the major plot twists then, frankly, you really should give up watching movies. Pretty lame, pretty dull, pretty bad movie.

    I said 'mostly rubbish', so some of it must have been good. Yes?

    I did like the film's chilly, European ambiance. I liked the idea of powerful people, too isolated and too busy to develop human relationships. I liked Hugh Jackman's well dressed and cold instigator, Ewan McGregor's lonely accountant and Michelle Williams' bruised vulnerability. I thought all three leads made the most of their underwritten roles, but sadly it was not enough.

    There is plenty of space in this world for a good, sexualised thriller (see the original "Basic Instinct"), but sadly "Deception" was nothing like a good sexualised thriller.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • The List
    • Filming locations
      • Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Rifkin-Eberts
      • Seed Productions
      • Dune Entertainment III
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,598,506
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,312,146
      • Apr 27, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,024,545
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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