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The Code

Original title: Thick as Thieves
  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
35K
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Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
A veteran thief recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob.
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A veteran thief recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob.A veteran thief recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob.A veteran thief recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob.

IMDb RATING
5.9/10
35K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mimi Leder
  • Writer
    • Ted Humphrey
  • Stars
    • Ivan Petrushinov
    • Victor Boichev
    • Nickolay Hadjiminev
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mimi Leder
  • Writer
    • Ted Humphrey
  • Stars
    • Ivan Petrushinov
    • Victor Boichev
    • Nickolay Hadjiminev
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    • 63User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    Antonio Banderas in The Code (2009)
    Morgan Freeman and Radha Mitchell in The Code (2009)
    Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    Antonio Banderas in The Code (2009)
    Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    Antonio Banderas in The Code (2009)
    Antonio Banderas and Radha Mitchell in The Code (2009)

    Top cast

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    Ivan Petrushinov
    • Émigré #1as Émigré #1
    Victor Boichev
    • Émigré #2as Émigré #2
    Nickolay Hadjiminev
    • Émigré #3as Émigré #3
    Rade Serbedzija
    Rade Serbedzija
    • Nickyas Nicky…
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Ripleyas Ripley
    Joshua Rubin
    • Joostas Joost
    Gerrit Vooren
    • Bakkeras Bakker
    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • Gabrielas Gabriel
    Charles Venn
    Charles Venn
    • Transit Cop #1as Transit Cop #1
    • (as Chucky Venn)
    Atanas Srebrev
    Atanas Srebrev
    • Transit Cop #2as Transit Cop #2
    Darrell Las Quevas
    • Transit Cop #3as Transit Cop #3
    Tom Hardy
    Tom Hardy
    • Michaelsas Michaels
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Lt. Weberas Lt. Weber
    Corey Johnson
    Corey Johnson
    • Voutiritsasas Voutiritsas
    Mariana Stansheva
    Mariana Stansheva
    • Madame Irinaas Madame Irina
    • (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    Stefan Shterev
    • Giorgias Giorgi
    Vladimir Kolev
    • Andreias Andrei
    Radha Mitchell
    Radha Mitchell
    • Alexas Alex
    • Director
      • Mimi Leder
    • Writer
      • Ted Humphrey
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    In New York, experienced art thief Keith Ripley invites Gabriel Martin, the bold thief from Miami, to team up with him. He plans the heist of two valuable mysterious antique Faberge eggs, located in a safe, of the well-protected Russian Romanov jewelry. Each egg is worth $20 million on the black market, and Ripley needs his cut to free himself from his debt to a powerful mobster known as Nicky. The reluctant Gabriel agrees to participate after having a one-night stand with Ripley's goddaughter Alexandra Karolin. Meanwhile, the persistent Lieutenant Weber, who has unsuccessfully tried to put Ripley in jail for 20 years, figures out how to anticipate the criminal's movements in order to catch him. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Never trust a thief.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sexuality, language and some nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the scene when Antonio Banderas is talking to Radha Mitchell at the Russian night club at around 26 minutes, there is a techno remix of the traditional Russian folk song, "Korobeiniki". "Korobeiniki" is also the theme song for the Nintendo classic puzzle video game, "Tetris".
    • Goofs
      Subway scenes (supposedly in the New York City subway) were filmed in the Sofia metro, with Soviet-made 81-714.4 subway cars.
    • Quotes

      Keith Ripley: Some people were born to compose music. Others to split the atom. I was born to steal shit.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Code: Behind the Scenes (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Hum Diggy
      Written by Marcus Brown, Adam Schiff, H. Scott Salinas, Stephen Dewey

      Published by Asymptotote Music BV, Inc. (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of Asymptotote Music BV, Inc.

    User reviews63

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A Good Movie
    Well, this is a movie that has you anticipating. Literally, even after it ends you still have the feeling that some moments have been left behind. Scenery is somewhat patched - shots from Bulgaria's Supreme Court building, airport and streets, mixed with NYC. Actors' play is at top notch, but there may be some elusive disappointment that the plot didn't develop characters fully, didn't end the way we want to end and so on. Primarily, a story about thieves thieving, some complicated lying, some sex, some features, some plot of grand thefts, and that's it. I actually didn't like this movie. Not because it is bad, but only because it wasted the actors' potential for playing the full extent of their roles.
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    • Feb 10, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2009 (Taiwan)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Thick as Thieves
    • Filming locations
      • Court Pallace, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Films
      • Revelations Entertainment
      • Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG IV
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,828,037
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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