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Inside Man

2006·129 min

Inside Man

Directed by Spike Lee

CrimeDramaThriller

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.

Cast

Denzel Washington

Keith Frazier

Dalton Russell

Madeleine White

Christopher Plummer

Arthur Case

Crew

Terence Blanchard

Original Music Composer

Producer

Matthew Libatique

Director of Photography

Russell Gewirtz

Writer

Global rank

#172

Rating

1500

Votes

2

Win rate

50%

Genre rankings

#37 Crime / 71 #39 Thriller / 101 #58 Drama / 103

Year ranking

#8 of 13 releases in 2006

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Willem Dafoe

John Darius

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Bill Mitchell

Carlos Andrés Gómez

Steve

Stevie

Steve-O

Bernie Rachelle

Chaim

Captain Coughlin

Victor Colicchio

Sergeant Collins

Cassandra Freeman

Sylvia

Peter Frechette

Peter Hammond

Herman Gluck

Waris Ahluwalia

Vikram Walia

Bank Guard

Rodney "Bear" Jackson

Bank Guard

Officer Rourke

Ashlie Atkinson

Officer Berk

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What is Inside Man about?

Inside Man (2006) is about 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.

Who directed Inside Man?

Spike Lee directed Inside Man (2006).

How highly ranked is Inside Man?

Inside Man (2006) is currently ranked #172 on Movie Rankings with a 50% win rate in community comparisons and appears in crime ranking pages.

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