Tower Heist

"It's not just a robbery. It's payback."

2011 1h 44m EN

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6.1

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67%

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6.2

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 3,286🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 156,918

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Synopsis

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A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

“It's not just a robbery. It's payback.”

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Cast

Ben Stiller
Josh Kovacs
Eddie Murphy
Slide
Casey Affleck
Charlie Gibbs
Alan Alda
Arthur Shaw
Matthew Broderick
Mr. Fitzhugh
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Lester
Judd Hirsch
Mr. Simon
Téa Leoni
Special Agent Claire Denham

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brett Ratner
Writers: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Ted Griffin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brett Ratner, shot by Dante Spinotti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Beck. 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 Mark Helfrich 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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Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy and Casey Affleck carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's not just a robbery. It's payback.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brett Ratner directs. Dante Spinotti behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Mark Helfrich cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 15 years ago.
3229+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Brett Ratner, shot by Dante Spinotti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mark Helfrich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy and Casey Affleck carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's not just a robbery. It's payback.".
9IMDB entry: tt0471042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "new york city", "skyscraper", "fbi", "thanksgiving".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Original score: Christophe Beck
Editing: Mark Helfrich
Production design: Kristi Zea
Costume design: Sarah Edwards
Makeup / hair: John Caglione Jr.
VFX supervisor: Gregory D. Liegey
Sound: Michael Minkler
Stunt coordinator: Jery Hewitt
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $75,000,000
Box office: $152,930,623
Return: 204% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Tower Heist (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 59/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 156,918 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

3 nominations total

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Ibraheem...2017-10-31
★ 8/10
A fabulous movie. I know some would say it's stupid and empty of any sense. I say: I don't care I liked it very much and I've watched it seven times. It must be seen.
Peter89Spencer2020-11-26
★ 9/10
I don't get why everybody hates this! Okay, Alan Alda's character showed his true colours little too soon, but the rest of the film paid homage to your 80s-90s comic caper. Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy were terrific. And for me, this is a kind of film I would watch on Thanksgiving. It is a holiday special.