2 Guns

"Never rob a bank across from a diner with the best donuts in three counties."

2013 1h 49m EN

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6.5

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64%

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6.7

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★6.5TMDB · 4,647🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 236,574

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.

“Never rob a bank across from a diner with the best donuts in three counties.”

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Cast

Denzel Washington
Robert 'Bobby' Trench
Mark Wahlberg
Michael 'Stig' Stigman
Paula Patton
Deb Rees
Edward James Olmos
Papi Greco
Bill Paxton
Earl
James Marsden
Quince
Fred Ward
Admiral Tuwey
Robert John Burke
Jessup

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Writers: Blake Masters
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $61M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

RUNTIME

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Original score by Clinton Shorter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Tronick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg and Paula Patton carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Never rob a bank across from a diner with the best donuts in three counties.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Baltasar Kormákur directs. Oliver Wood behind the camera. Clinton Shorter scores. Michael Tronick cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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1Mid-budget at $61M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
4Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Clinton Shorter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Tronick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg and Paula Patton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Never rob a bank across from a diner with the best donuts in three counties.".
9IMDB entry: tt1272878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Original score: Clinton Shorter
Editing: Michael Tronick
Production design: Beth Mickle
Costume design: Laura Jean Shannon
Makeup / hair: Tina Roesler Kerwin
VFX supervisor: Janelle Croshaw Ralla
Sound: Joe Barnett
Stunt coordinator: Darrin Prescott
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $61,000,000
Box office: $131,940,411
Return: 216% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: 2 Guns (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 55/100
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 236,574 votes
MPAA: R

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Kenneth Axel Carlsson2014-12-31
★ 4/10
So, I sat down to watch this movie and got distracted for a moment. It started with a heist at a bank (obviously), done by two people in a clever and rather peaceful way (they start by locking up the nearby cops, so they can't come after them), but when I finally started to focus on the movie, I had completely lost the plot. The one minute these two were acting like friends, the next... they seem like they hate eachother. But honestly, I dont think that it matters much. The plot is just an excuse in this movie, for two people to have some fun together. I mean, even though I had little knowledge of what was going on, I still had some fun watching the rest of it, more or less (I did get distracted a few times again). The two people are, of course, Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington. They are like children playing with their characters, just enjoying themselves. Imagine if the plot had been interesting and worthwhile, then maybe this could actually have been a great movie, or wait... maybe the plot was interesting and worthwhile, I just never realized it because I got distracted. Last words... great moments in this movie and a lot of fun dialogue... even if you don't pay too close to the plot.
JPV8522022-04-10
★ 7/10
Entertaining enough action-thriller, feels like a "Spy vs. Spy" movie. Think if not for Denzel Washington or even Mark Wahlberg, this would've been a wholly forgettable film something Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (Out of Death, Midnight in the Switchgrass and Fortress to name a few) is now known for. 3.5/5
GenerationofSwine2026-02-08
★ 10/10
It was fun. Never been the biggest fan of Walhberg but, he was likeable and entertaining. Denzel... I have to say I hate it when he plays the Smart Cop/Agent roles because I've seen it from him a billion and three times, and I love him when he gets out of that and then out preforms Brando. So I went into it thinking I'd be a bit disappointed, and I sort of was, I mean it wasn't much of a plot to follow. But, at the same time, they made a good duo, it was fun watching Washington lower his maturity level to the film's script. And the action was there enough where missing most of the plot you'd normally want didn't matter. At the end of the day, it's still one of those movies you have on in the background while you are reading something else, working, cleaning, editing, writing, whatever you do to occupy your mind safe in the knoweldge that you'll follow dispite not paying attention to the gaps you missed no matter how big, but it's still a fun movie, and honestly, there's nothing wrong with movies like that.