The Thomas Crown Affair

"How do you get the man who has everything?"

1999 1h 53m EN

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6.8

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6.9

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★6.8TMDB · 1,449🍅68%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 107,944

DramaCrimeRomance

Synopsis

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Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover as he’s fallen in love.

“How do you get the man who has everything?”

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Cast

Pierce Brosnan
Thomas Crown
Rene Russo
Catherine Banning
Denis Leary
Det. Michael McCann
Frankie Faison
Det. Paretti
Faye Dunaway
Psychiatrist
Esther Cañadas
Anna Knudsen
James Saito
Paul Cheng
Michael Lombard
Proctor Bobby McKinley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John McTiernan
Writers: Leslie Dixon, Kurt Wimmer, Alan Trustman
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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CAST

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293+ 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 John McTiernan, shot by Tom Priestley Jr.. 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 Bill Conti. 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 John Wright 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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Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo and Denis Leary carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How do you get the man who has everything?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John McTiernan directs. Tom Priestley Jr. behind the camera. Bill Conti scores. John Wright cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3293+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by John McTiernan, shot by Tom Priestley Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo and Denis Leary carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "How do you get the man who has everything?".
9IMDB entry: tt0155267 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "detective", "museum", "gang of thieves", "heist".
11Released under 36 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tom Priestley Jr.
Original score: Bill Conti
Editing: John Wright
Production design: Bruno Rubeo
Makeup / hair: Steven Lawrence
Sound: Michael Minkler
Stunt coordinator: Frank Ferrara Sr.
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $48,000,000
Box office: $124,305,181
Return: 259% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes: 68% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 72/100
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 107,944 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations total

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JPV8522022-01-14
★ 8/10
Great romance-crime-drama featuring two wonderful performances from Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo who share incredible chemistry in their cat-and-mouse play. The crime element is also well done, although how Crowne gets the painting into that small briefcase still confuses me. But seen this one several times over the years and it's entertaining every single time. 4.25/5
The Movie Mob2022-09-14
★ 5/10
The Thomas Crown Affair disappointed even with a solid cast, crew, and concept. I really wanted to like this movie. What could go wrong with Pierce Brosnan as the lead and John McTiernan at the helm of a sophisticated heist film? Sadly, it wasn’t what I had hoped. The Thomas Crown Affair was more of a romance movie with some art robbery mixed in. The film’s musical score reminded me of cheap elevator music that distracted much more than enhanced. The movie also threw some rather long, awkward sex scenes and nudity that were completely unnecessary. Those scenes are always unnecessary to me, but these were extra cringe. I expected much more from a film that regularly charts high on all-time heist movie lists.