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Inside Man

  • 2006
  • R
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
429K
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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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    429K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    654
    28
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Russell Gewirtz
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Clive Owen
      • Jodie Foster
    • 853User reviews
    • 214Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Top Cast99+

    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
    Gerry Vichi
    • Herman Gluck
    Waris Ahluwalia
    Waris Ahluwalia
    • Vikram Walia
    Rafael Osorio
    • Bank Guard
    Bear
    Bear
    • Bank Guard
    • (as Rodney 'Bear' Jackson)
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Russell Gewirtz
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Mystery
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      (at around 39 mins) 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
      (at around 46 mins) The cops are supposedly fooled when the gang play part of a speech in Albanian by the late Enver Hoxha to fool their listening devices. But even though they don't know the language, they ought to notice that it sounds like a monologue by one man rather than a possible conversation between four bank robbers, one of them female.
    • 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
      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

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    FAQ6

    • What is the purpose of the opening scene? What is the goal of the monologue?
    • Why does Detective Frazier refer to the NYPD ESU officers as "the hard boys"? What does that mean?
    • What is the music used in the opening credits?

    Details

    • Release date
      • March 24, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Albanian
      • Spanish
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • El plan perfecto
    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 9m(129 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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