"Trust is a setup."

2021

1h 55m

6.4(817 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Don Cheadle

Curtis 'Curt' Goynes

Benicio del Toro

Ronald Russo

David Harbour

Matt Wertz

Jon Hamm

Det. Joe Finney

Ray Liotta

Frank Capelli

Brendan Fraser

Douglas 'Doug' Jones

Kieran Culkin

Charley Barnes

Amy Seimetz

Mary Wertz

Julia Fox

Vanessa Capelli

Bill Duke

Aldrick Watkins

Creative team

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Written by: Ed Solomon
Produced by: Casey Silver

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