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Released 18 years ago.
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Mad Money
"Think green"
2008 1h 44m EN
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6.5
MID
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22%
ROTTEN
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41
METACRITIC
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5.9
IMDB
★6.5TMDB · 737🥫22%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 24,241
ComedyActionCrime
Synopsis
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Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
“Think green”
Cast
Diane Keaton
Bridget Cardigan
Queen Latifah
Nina Brewster
Katie Holmes
Jackie Truman
Ted Danson
Don Cardigan
Adam Rothenberg
Bob Truman
Roger Cross
Barry
Stephen Root
Glover
J.C. MacKenzie
Richard Mandelbrot
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Callie Khouri
- Writers
- Glenn Gers, Joe Griffith, John Mister
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Callie Khouri, shot by John Bailey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Think green".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0951216 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Callie Khouri directs. John Bailey behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. Wendy Greene Bricmont cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Directed by Callie Khouri, shot by John Bailey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Think green".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0951216 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 11 themes, including "robbery", "cleaning lady", "stolen money", "remake".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- John Bailey
- Original score
- James Newton Howard
- Editing
- Wendy Greene Bricmont
- Production design
- Brent Thomas
- Makeup / hair
- Adruitha Lee
- Stunt coordinator
- Steven Ritzi
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Mad Money (2008)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 22% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 41/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.9/10 · 24,241 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
- US box office
- $20,668,843
Awards
2 nominations total
Also by
Callie Khouri
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Millennium Media
US
Overture Films
US
- LI
Lightspeed Entertainment
US
- SW
Swingin' Productions
- BI
Big City Pictures
US
Granada Productions
GB
Key crew
- EditorWendy Greene Bricmont
- Costume DesignerSusie DeSanto
- Stunt CoordinatorSteven Ritzi
- Stunt DoubleGina Mari
- Stunt DoubleKevin Ball
- Stunt CoordinatorLex D. Geddings
- "A" Camera OperatorMatthew Moriarty
- Post Production SupervisorJordan Kessler
- Second Assistant "A" CameraTulio Dueñas
- "B" Camera OperatorRobert Foster
- Best Boy ElectricBob Bates
- Steadicam OperatorMatthew Moriarty
- Second Assistant "B" CameraBrandon Dauzat
- Stunt DoubleKevin Beard
- LoaderPatrick Barnes
- Art Department CoordinatorGloria H. Clark
- Set DresserFrank Hendrick
- Best Boy GripEzra Venetos
- GripSteve Zeiger
- Script SupervisorK. Lynn Martin
- Set DresserJoe Walsh Jr.
- Set DresserSam Marino
- Stunt DoubleDonna Keegan
- First Assistant "A" CameraClyde E. Bryan
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- robbery
- cleaning lady
- stolen money
- remake
- money
- gang
- hoodlum
- woman director
- money problems
- federal reserve
- shredder
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-01-17PG-13
