Triple 9

"The Code on the Street is Never Black & White"

2016 1h 55m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 2,351

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Synopsis

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A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

“The Code on the Street is Never Black & White”

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Cast

Casey Affleck
Chris Allen
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Michael Atwood
Anthony Mackie
Marcus Belmont
Kate Winslet
Irina Vlaslov
Woody Harrelson
Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
Aaron Paul
Gabe Welch
Clifton Collins Jr.
Jorge Rodriguez
Norman Reedus
Russel Welch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Hillcoat
Writers: Matt Cook
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 63% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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205+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Hillcoat, shot by Nicolas Karakatsanis. 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 Claudia Sarne. 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 Dylan Tichenor 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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Casey Affleck and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anthony Mackie carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Code on the Street is Never Black & White".

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The take

John Hillcoat directs. Nicolas Karakatsanis behind the camera. Claudia Sarne scores. Dylan Tichenor cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 63% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3205+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by John Hillcoat, shot by Nicolas Karakatsanis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Claudia Sarne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dylan Tichenor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Casey Affleck and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anthony Mackie carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Code on the Street is Never Black & White".
9IMDB entry: tt1712261 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "bomb", "bratva (russian mafia)", "detective", "assault rifle".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Original score: Claudia Sarne
Editing: Dylan Tichenor
Production design: Tim Grimes
Costume design: Margot Wilson
Makeup / hair: Lance Aldredge
VFX supervisor: Keith Adams
Sound: Leslie Shatz
Stunt coordinator: Mickey Giacomazzi
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $12,600,000
Return: 63% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Triple 9 (2016)

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Reno2016-06-24
★ 6/10
Combination of wrong path and untrustworthy troop. This should have been the Holywood's bad boys film. I mean the big cast names are expected like the earlier films of QT, or especially like 'The Departed'. There were many who dropped out of it for various reasons prior to the production commence, although this cast did a great job. In my finding I blame for the screenplay. It was a good story, but the first half was not very interesting compared to the next half, which was so brilliant, especially towards the end, mind blowing. It was a multi starrer film, only that's much I know, but I kind lazy to count how many were there because I thought it was a modernised and an improvised cop version of the 'Ten Little Indians' theme. There's no evidence to prove that, it is just my theory. But seeing all the deaths and the conclusion, I felt the inspiration to the writer might have been possible. From the director of 'Lawless' who aimed for another success, but received backfire from critically and commercially. Mixed response from the audience though. Definitely it will find its own fans in the days and years to come. The ladies had scopeless roles, so they're completely forgettable their existence the narration, except very often just appear to show the faces. But well made crucial parts, in all the action sequences which kind what back the films along with Casey and Harrelson's parts. Like there is a saying, 'slow start, but ended strong', this film belongs to the same category. If you hold your patience for nearly 2 hours long, in the end you might feel after all it was not a bad flick. So not recommended to everybody, at a same time not suggested to skip it without properly knowing about it. P.S, the closing credit song, the remix version of 'Pigs' by Cypress Hill was awesome considering the theme of the film, I mean the corrupted cops, but felt the words were strong. 6/10
Gimly2016-09-12
★ 5/10
An okay movie with some very impressive visual flourishes, but a narrative mess, and not up to par with Director Joh Hillcoat's prior work. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
JPV8522024-03-03
★ 6/10
This is my second viewing and didn't enjoy it as much the first go around, which was back in '16. While it has a stacked cast giving mostly good performances, though never bought Kate Winslet as anyone to be dangerous or to be feared, but the biggest letdown was with the screenplay which could've been tighter and had better focus. This seemed to be a cross between Heat and Dark Blue but lacked the suspense, crime or drama of either one. I think in the hands of Michael Mann or Ridley Scott might've made some of the style compensate for what the script but instead it was watchable but forgettable. 3.0/5