"It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can’t judge a crime by its cover."

2006

2h 9m

7.4(6013 votes)

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Drama

Thriller

Overview

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

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66 members

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Denzel Washington

Keith Frazier

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Clive Owen

Dalton Russell

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Jodie Foster

Madeleine White

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Christopher Plummer

Arthur Case

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Willem Dafoe

John Darius

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Bill Mitchell

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Carlos Andrés Gómez

Steve

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Kim Director

Stevie

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James Ransone

Steve-O

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Bernie Rachelle

Chaim

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Peter Gerety

Captain Coughlin

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Victor Colicchio

Sergeant Collins

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Cassandra Freeman

Sylvia

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Peter Frechette

Peter Hammond

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Gerry Vichi

Herman Gluck

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Waris Ahluwalia

Vikram Walia

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Rafael Osorio

Bank Guard

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Rodney "Bear" Jackson

Bank Guard

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Daryl Mitchell

Officer Rourke

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Ashlie Atkinson

Officer Berk

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David Brown

Officer Carnow

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Robert C. Kirk

Officer Borinsky

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Frank Stellato

Detective

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Ken Leung

Wing

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Marcia Jean Kurtz

Miriam Douglas

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Ed Onipede Blunt

Ray Robinson

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Amir Ali Said

Brian Robinson

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Lemon Andersen

Paul Guitierez

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Samantha Ivers

Nancy Mann

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Peter Kybart

Mayor

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Al Palagonia

Kevin

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Florina Petcu

Ilina Miritia

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Jason Manuel Olazabal

ESU Officer Hernandez

Crew

Jeff Ward

ESU Officer Jesus

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Anthony Mangano

ESU Officer

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Michael Devine

ESU Officer

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Ed Bogdanowicz

ESU Officer

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Aaron Vexler

ESU Officer

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Anthony Borowiec

ESU Officer

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Joe Coots

ESU Officer

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Lionel Pina

Cop with Pizzas

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Ken Ferrigni

Redheaded Detective

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Frank Hopf

Barricade Officer

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Robert Testut

Barricade Officer

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Production

Craig M. Spitzer

Seth Greenblatt

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Limary Agosto

Gladys Perez

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Patrick Illig

Brad Stone

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Frank Composto

Eric Dodge

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Rozanne Sher

Hostage Woman

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Rachel Black

Katherine

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Gregory Dann

Case's Bodyguard

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Ben Crowley

White's Assistant

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Shon Gables

CBS News Reporter

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Dominic Carter

NY1 News Anchor

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Sandra Endo

NY1 News Reporter

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Kandiss Edmundson

Madge

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Agim Coma

Borova

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John Speredakos

Porcario

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Baktash Zaher

Zahir

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Ernest Rayford

Men's Club Attendant

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Vincent DiMartino

Barber

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Julian Niccolini

Four Seasons Maître d'

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Ed Crescimanni

Edwin

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Brad Leland

Ronnie

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Michal Sinnott

Lori Minitte

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Edwin Freeman

ESU Officer

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