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MONEY
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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
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The International
"They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays."
2009 1h 58m EN
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6.3
MID
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57%
ROTTEN
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52
METACRITIC
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6.5
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 1,497🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes●52Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 104,799
ActionThrillerCrimeMystery
Synopsis
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An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul. Finding themselves in a chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk.
“They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays.”
Cast
Clive Owen
Louis Salinger
Naomi Watts
Eleanor Whitman
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Wilhelm Wexler
Ulrich Thomsen
Jonas Skarssen
Brían F. O'Byrne
The Consultant
Patrick Baladi
Martin White
Jay Villiers
Francis Ehames
James Rebhorn
New York D.A.
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tom Tykwer
- Writers
- Eric Warren Singer
- Languages
- Russian, German, Italian, French, English
- Countries
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
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ERA
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Released 17 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Russian, German, Italian, French, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Tom Tykwer, shot by Frank Griebe. 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 Tom Tykwer. 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 Mathilde Bonnefoy 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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Clive Owen and Naomi Watts and Armin Mueller-Stahl carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tom Tykwer directs. Frank Griebe behind the camera. Tom Tykwer scores. Mathilde Bonnefoy cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, German, Italian, French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Russian, German, Italian, French, English.
- 4International production across 3 countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 5Directed by Tom Tykwer, shot by Frank Griebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Tom Tykwer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Mathilde Bonnefoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Clive Owen and Naomi Watts and Armin Mueller-Stahl carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0963178 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Frank Griebe
- Original score
- Tom Tykwer
- Editing
- Mathilde Bonnefoy
- Production design
- Uli Hanisch
- Costume design
- Ngila Dickson
- Makeup / hair
- Yusuf Pişkin
- Stunt coordinator
- Glenn Boswell
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Box office
- $60,161,391
- Return
- 120% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 57% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 52/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 · 104,799 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination total
Also by
Tom Tykwer
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Studio Babelsberg
DE
Atlas Entertainment
US
- MO
Mosaic Media Group
US
X Filme Creative Pool
DE
Columbia Pictures
US
Key crew
- Makeup & Hair AssistantYusuf Pişkin
- StuntsAlessija Lause
- StuntsShawnna Thibodeau
- StuntsAaron Vexler
- EditorMathilde Bonnefoy
- LeadmanRay Fisher
- StuntsChris Cenatiempo
- Costume DesignNgila Dickson
- Executive ProducerAlan Glazer
- Executive ProducerRyan Kavanaugh
- Production DesignUli Hanisch
- ProducerCharles Roven
- ProducerRichard Suckle
- ProducerLloyd Phillips
- Still PhotographerJay Maidment
- CompositorAles Killian
- Stunt CoordinatorGlenn Boswell
- Key GripMitch Lillian
- Costume DesignJulia Schell
- Assistant Craft ServiceJulia Giede
- Assistant Craft ServiceJulia Giede
- Production CoordinatorCecilia Alvarenga
- GripGlenn König
- StuntsMike Möller
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- duringcreditsstinger
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-02-13R
Also known as
International titles
- InternacionalBR
- Trama InternacionalBR
- 黑暗金控CN
- L'Enquête - The InternationalFR
- The International: Dinero en la SombraES
- Agente InternacionalCO
