Summary
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 63Audiences 57GoodWatch 60
Tomatometer67%
Metascore59
IMDb6.2
User score6.2
Letterboxd · 113 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score48%
Box office
2.0×its budget
- Budget
- $75 M
- Worldwide
- $153 M
Worldwide it earned $78 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108104Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 89 more
Released
2011
November 2, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 40 more68 people
- Ben StillerJosh Kovacs
- Eddie MurphySlide
- Casey AffleckCharlie Gibbs
- Alan AldaArthur Shaw
- Matthew BroderickMr. Fitzhugh
- Stephen McKinley HendersonLester
- Judd HirschMr. Simon
- Téa LeoniSpecial Agent Claire Denham
Michael PeñaEnrique Dev’Reaux
Gabourey SidibeOdessa Montero
Nina AriandaMiss Iovenko
Marcia Jean KurtzRose
Juan Carlos HernándezManuel
Harry O'ReillySpecial Agent Danszk
James ColbySpecial Agent Huggins
Peter Van WagnerMarty Klein, Esq.
Željko IvanekDirector Mazin- LRLynne Rossetto KasperRadio Host (voice)
Annika PergamentNASDAQ / News Reporter
Clem CheungKwan
Robert Downey Sr.Judge Ramos
Kate UptonMr. Hightower's Mistress
Jessica SzohrSasha- JCJudianny CompresRita
Directing · 8
- Brett Ratner Director
- Tudor Jones Second Assistant Director
- G.A. Aguilar Second Unit Director
- Martin Kitrosser Script Supervisor
- James M. Freitag First Assistant Director
- Jeremy Marks Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Jeff Nathanson Screenplay
- Ted Griffin Story, Screenplay
- Adam Cooper Story
- Bill Collage Story
Production · 14
- Bill Carraro Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Karen Kehela Sherwood Executive Producer
- Eddie Murphy Producer
- Brian Grazer Producer
- Kim Roth Producer
- Kathleen Chopin Casting
Camera · 6
- Dante Spinotti Director of Photography
- Wilson Webb Still Photographer
- Lukasz Jogalla Second Unit Director of Photography
- David Lee Still Photographer
- George Patsos Key Grip
- Mike Yurich Best Boy Grip
Editing · 1
- Mark Helfrich Editor
Sound · 26
- Christophe Beck Original Music Composer
- Warren Shaw Supervising Sound Editor
- Gary A. Hecker Foley Supervisor
- Michael Minkler Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tony Lamberti Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jacob Ribicoff Sound Effects Editor
Art · 11
- Kristi Zea Production Design
- Diane Lederman Set Decoration
- Nicholas Lundy Art Direction
- Peter Gelfman Property Master
- Nick Miller Construction Coordinator
- Claire Kirk Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 18
- Sarah Edwards Costume Design
- Naomi Donne Makeup Artist
- John Caglione Jr. Makeup Department Head
- Evelyne Noraz Makeup Artist
- Kerrie Smith Hairstylist
- Lyndell Quiyou Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 4
- Gregory D. Liegey Visual Effects Supervisor
- Randall Balsmeyer Visual Effects Supervisor
- John Bair Visual Effects Supervisor
- John Mangia Digital Compositor
Lighting · 1
- Jay Fortune Gaffer
Other crew · 65
- Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator
- Ye Thanks
- Roman Polanski Thanks
- Donald Trump Thanks
- Noah Baumbach Additional Writing
- Joan Rivers Thanks
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