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Breaking the Bank

  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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41,429
11,510
Breaking the Bank (2014)
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With ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling 200-year-old family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the ... Read allWith ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling 200-year-old family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the onslaught and save the bank?With ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling 200-year-old family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the onslaught and save the bank?
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
951
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
41,429
11,510
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    • Director
      • Vadim Jean
    • Writers
      • Roger Devlin
      • Vadim Jean(additional writing by)
      • Stephen Keyworth(additional writing by)
    • Stars
      • Kelsey Grammer
      • Sonya Cassidy
      • John Michael Higgins
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Vadim Jean
    • Writers
      • Roger Devlin
      • Vadim Jean(additional writing by)
      • Stephen Keyworth(additional writing by)
    • Stars
      • Kelsey Grammer
      • Sonya Cassidy
      • John Michael Higgins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Breaking The Bank
    Trailer 1:43
    Breaking The Bank

    Photos7

    Kelsey Grammer and John Michael Higgins in Breaking the Bank (2014)
    Andrew Sachs and Kumud Pant in Breaking the Bank (2014)
    Kelsey Grammer, Tamsin Greig, Chris Wilson, and Kumud Pant in Breaking the Bank (2014)
    Kelsey Grammer, Julie Dray, Tamsin Greig, Danny Morgan, Bharat Mistri, and Kumud Pant in Breaking the Bank (2014)
    Kelsey Grammer and Chris Wilson in Breaking the Bank (2014)
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    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Charles
    Sonya Cassidy
    Sonya Cassidy
    • Annabel
    John Michael Higgins
    John Michael Higgins
    • Richard Grinding
    Doon Mackichan
    • Caroline
    Tamsin Greig
    Tamsin Greig
    • Penelope
    Mathew Horne
    Mathew Horne
    • Nick
    Pearce Quigley
    Pearce Quigley
    • Oscar
    Julie Dray
    Julie Dray
    • Sophie
    Andrew Sachs
    Andrew Sachs
    • Jenkins
    Togo Igawa
    Togo Igawa
    • Nakamura
    Susan Fordham
    Susan Fordham
    • Banker's party guest
    Richard Cordery
    Richard Cordery
    • Bournville
    Lara Heller
    Lara Heller
    • Stephanie Agincourt
    Chris Wilson
    Chris Wilson
    • £1 Share Tip Investor
    Gabriel Freilich
    Gabriel Freilich
    • Twig
    Tony Pankhurst
    Tony Pankhurst
    • Investment Banker
    Vic Waghorn
    Vic Waghorn
    • Investment Banker
    Joelle Koissi
    • City Trader
    • Director
      • Vadim Jean
    • Writers
      • Roger Devlin
      • Vadim Jean(additional writing by)
      • Stephen Keyworth(additional writing by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Rolls-Royce Phantom VI used by the Tuffingtons also appeared in "Four Weddings and a Funeral"
    • Goofs
      Regardless of his position as the head of the bank, Charles should not have been able to place a trade with the money in Penelope's pension fund without her authorization. There are laws that prevent this. She is unlikely to have given him trading authorization in advance.
    • Soundtracks
      Another One Bites the Dust
      Performed by Queen

      Written by John Deacon

      © 1980 EMI/SONY ATV album by EMI/UNIVERSAL all rights reserved

    User reviews20

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    1/10
    Lame Comedy
    Sorry to say, I found this movie to be a terribly lame comedy, which didn't work for me on any level.

    Kelsey Grammar stars as Charles Bunbury, a dullard of a bank chairman, whose wife Penelope (Tamsin Greig) is the principal shareholder of the 200-year-old venerable institution, and whose family has passed down control of the bank from one generation to the next.

    When Charles is set-up to pour an enormous amount of the bank's and Penelope's money into a worthless investment, it will set off a chain of events that will lead to ruination for many. I won't bore you the rest of the plot details other than to say they get more and more absurd and nonsensical. For me, it became a slog to watch it to the end, all the way to its predictable conclusion.

    Overall, I thought the comedic elements in this film just fell "flat as a pancake", and I would suggest trying something else.
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    • larrys3
    • Aug 8, 2016

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 2016 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Beceriksiz Bankacı
    • Filming locations
      • Stoke Park House, Park Road, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Black Hangar Studios
      • Creation Film and Television
      • Orwo Studios
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,947
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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